Biomedical Engineering Schools In Texas
In Texas, there are 26 accredited schools where biomedical engineering classes faculty can find employment. The trends in Texas' biomedical engineering academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in biomedical engineering includes biomedical engineering training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Biomedical Engineering
- Bachelors degree in Biomedical Engineering
- Masters degree in Biomedical Engineering
- PhD degree in Biomedical Engineering
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Professional Trends
Texas Vs. National Biomedical Engineering Employment
| Texas | 790 |
| National | 15,280 |
Approximately 5% of the country's biomedical engineering professionals work in Texas state.
Employment Growth for Biomedical engineering professionals In Texas
| 0 | 470 | 510 | 610 | 790 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of biomedical engineering professionals is growing in Texas. 790 more biomedical engineering professionals were working in Texas in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 100% growth in the field. This growth is faster than the national trend for biomedical engineering professionals which shows a 9% increase in the number of biomedical engineering professionals working around the nation.
Biomedical Engineering VS. All Professions salaries in Texas
| $67,140 | $59,640 | $60,630 | $66,730 | $69,730 |
| $42,701 | $44,703 | $45,514 | $47,910 | $49,136 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Biomedical Engineering
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Texas, as the number of biomedical engineering professionals is growing, the salaries earned by biomedical engineering professionals are increasing. In 2006 biomedical engineering professionals made a mean salary of $67,140 per year, and in 2010 they made $69,730 per year.
Salary percentiles for Biomedical engineering professionals in Texas
10th percentile |
$34,440 |
25th percentile |
$42,330 |
50th percentile |
$61,760 |
75th percentile |
$82,700 |
90th percentile |
$115,890 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 4%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In Texas state, within the field of biomedical engineering, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid biomedical engineering professionals earn 237% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Biomedical engineering professionals and related professions in Texas
Biochemistry |
$69,103 |
Biology |
$56,062 |
Biomedical Engineering |
$69,730 |
Engineering |
$80,236 |
Physics |
$83,010 |
Biomedical engineering professionals in Texas earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Biomedical Engineering programs available for each degree type for all schools in Texas
associate |
5 |
bachelor |
11 |
master |
16 |
doctor |
11 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 43 |
As the number of biomedical engineering professionals is increasing in Texas state, the number of students graduating from the 26 accredited biomedical engineering schools in Texas state is decreasing. In Texas, there were 885 graduates in 2006. And there were 832 graduates from biomedical engineering courses in 2010.
This represents a 6% decrease in the number of biomedical engineering degree or certificate school graduates in Texas state. 37% of these graduates received an master's degree in biomedical engineering.