Biomedical Engineering Schools In Washington State
Washington State has 8 accredited biomedical engineering schools where biomedical engineering faculty who teach biomedical engineering classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the biomedical engineering academic community in Washington State, and the future trends in biomedical engineering training at the following levels:
- Biomedical Engineering Certificate
- 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
Washington State Vs. National Biomedical Engineering Employment
| Washington State | 270 |
| National | 15,280 |
Of all of the biomedical engineering professionals that work in the US, approximately 2% work in Washington State state.
Employment Growth for Biomedical engineering professionals In Washington State
| 510 | 490 | 460 | 390 | 270 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Biomedical Engineering is a shrinking field in Washington State. In Washington State, 240 less biomedical engineering professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 47% decline in the field. This decline 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 Washington State
| $80,250 | $75,600 | $76,150 | $77,830 | $79,240 |
| $48,545 | $50,054 | $51,159 | $52,682 | $54,489 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Biomedical Engineering
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to biomedical engineering professionals are declining in Washington State. Biomedical engineering professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $80,250 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $79,240 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Biomedical engineering professionals in Washington State
10th percentile |
$44,300 |
25th percentile |
$56,730 |
50th percentile |
$79,320 |
75th percentile |
$99,170 |
90th percentile |
$118,320 |
This represents a decline in salaries of 1%. This decline is quite different from state trends for all professionals. There is a 167% pay differential between the highest paid biomedical engineering professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of biomedical engineering in Washington State.
Average Salaries for Biomedical engineering professionals and related professions in Washington State
Biochemistry |
$65,847 |
Biology |
$62,172 |
Biomedical Engineering |
$79,240 |
Engineering |
$80,509 |
Physics |
$104,540 |
In Washington State, biomedical engineering professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Biomedical Engineering programs available for each degree type for all schools in Washington State
associate |
4 |
bachelor |
5 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 12 |
As the number of biomedical engineering professionals is decreasing in Washington State state, the number of students graduating from the 8 accredited biomedical engineering schools in Washington State state is increasing. In Washington State, there were 117 graduates in 2006. And there were 155 graduates from biomedical engineering courses in 2010.
This represents a 32% increase in the number of biomedical engineering degree or certificate school graduates in Washington State state. Most of these graduates, or 42%, earned a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering.