Biomedical Engineering Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hons) University College London 75% 6% 0% £9250 £35000 168 London On campus Full-time
Medical Engineering (Year in Industry) MEng (Hons) Cardiff University - 10% 0% £9000 £25450 £28200 161 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Mechanical and Medical Engineering (with Industrial Placement) BEng (Hons) University of Hull 72% 0% 2% £9250 £9250 £18300 £19500 121 Hull On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hons) University of Hull 80% 0% 0% £9250 £9250 £18300 £19500 111 Hull On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering (with Integrated Foundation Year & Placement Year) BEng (Hons) University of Bradford 86% 15% 5% £9250 £22180 137 Bradford On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hons) University of Bolton 88% 10% 5% £9250 £40650 115 Bolton On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering (including a placement year) MEng University of Bradford 72% 8% 10% £9250 £22180 122 Bradford On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering with Foundation Year BEng (Hons) Birmingham City University 68% 15% 10% £9250 £16085 125 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Mechanical and Medical Engineering (with Industrial Placement) MEng (Hons) University of Hull 72% 0% 2% £9250 £9250 £18300 £19500 121 Hull On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hons) Birmingham City University 67% 15% 5% £9250 £16085 115 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering MEng (Hons) Imperial College of Science 90% 0% 0% £9250 £40940 208 London On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering (with Industrial Placement) BEng (Hons) University of Hull 80% 0% 0% £9250 £9250 £18300 £19500 111 Hull On campus Full-time
Medical Engineering MEng (Hons) The University of York - 6% 7% £9250 £28800 144 York On campus Full-time
Medical Engineering MEng (Hons) Cardiff University - 10% 0% £9000 £25450 £28200 161 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hons) University of East London 70% 16% 20% £9250 £13920 97 London On campus Full-time
Mechanical and Medical Engineering BEng (Hons) University of Hull 72% 0% 2% £9250 £9250 £18300 £19500 121 Hull On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hons) Aston University 57% 0% 15% £9250 £21100 141 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hons) University of Bradford 86% 15% 0% £9250 £22180 137 Bradford On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering MEng (Hons) Ulster University 84% 0% 11% £9250 £15840 £16320 138 Coleraine On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering MEng (Hons) University College London 87% 6% 0% £9250 £35000 157 London On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hons) Middlesex University 80% 5% 5% £9250 £15100 123 London On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering (with Industrial Placement) MEng (Hons) University of Hull 80% 0% 0% £9250 £9250 £18300 £19500 111 Hull On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hons) University of Strathclyde 79% 5% 5% £9250 £27500 222 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hons) University of Reading 88% 0% 20% £9250 £27650 132 Reading On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering MEng (Hons) University of Hull 80% 0% 0% £9250 £9250 £18300 £19500 111 Hull On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering MEng University of Bradford 86% 15% 5% £9250 £22180 137 Bradford On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hons) University of Dundee 87% 10% 0% £9250 £23100 176 Dundee On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering MEng University of Strathclyde 79% 10% 0% £9250 £27500 244 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Mechanical and Medical Engineering (with Foundation Year) BEng (Hons) University of Hull 72% 0% 10% £9250 £9250 £18300 £19500 121 Hull On campus Full-time
Mechanical Engineering / Biomedical Engineering MEng (Hons) University of Southampton 81% 5% 5% £9250 £27400 173 Southampton On campus Full-time
Mechanical and Medical Engineering MEng (Hons) University of Hull 72% 0% 2% £9250 £9250 £18300 £19500 121 Hull On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering MEng (Hons) Aston University 63% 0% 0% £9250 £20650 143 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering (with a placement year) BEng (Hons) University of Bradford 86% 15% 5% £9250 £22180 137 Bradford On campus Full-time
Mechanical Engineering / Biomedical Engineering with Industrial Placement Year MEng (Hons) University of Southampton 81% 5% 5% £9250 £27400 173 Southampton On campus Full-time
Medical Engineering (Year in Industry) BEng (Hons) Cardiff University - 10% 0% £9000 £25450 £28200 161 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering (with Integrated Foundation Year) BEng (Hons) University of Bradford 86% 15% 5% £9250 £22180 137 Bradford On campus Full-time
Medical Engineering BEng (Hons) Cardiff University - 10% 0% £9000 £25450 £28200 161 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering BEng Ulster University - 0% 11% £9250 £15840 £16320 136 Coleraine On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering MEng (Hons) King's College London 84% 10% 0% £9250 - 196 London On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering with a Year Abroad MEng (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 58% 10% 0% £9250 - 151 London On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering BEng University of Lincoln 54% 5% 11% £9250 - 117 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering with Industrial Experience MEng (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 58% 10% 0% £9250 - 159 London On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering with Industrial Experience BEng (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 58% 10% 0% £9250 - 131 London On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering with a Year Abroad BEng (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 58% 10% 0% £9250 - 151 London On campus Full-time
Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering Foundation Programme FD City University London 49% 0% 5% £9250 - 125 London On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 33% 10% 0% £9250 - 139 London On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering with Science Foundation Year BEng University of Lincoln - 5% 11% £9250 - 117 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering MEng (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 58% 10% 0% £9250 - 171 London On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hons) King's College London 80% 15% 5% £9250 - 139 London On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering with foundation year BEng Canterbury Christ Church University 71% 5% 10% £9250 - 131 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering MEng (Hons) University of Glasgow 67% 0% 0% - - 233 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Medical Engineering MEng (Hons) University of Leeds 74% 2% 10% - - 175 Leeds On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering with a Year Abroad BEng (Hons) Swansea University - 0% 10% - - 142 Swansea On campus Full-time
Medical Engineering BEng (Hons) University of Leeds 74% 2% 5% - - 177 Leeds On campus Full-time
Healthcare Science (Medical Engineering) BSc Swansea University 71% 0% 10% - - 142 Swansea On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering with a Foundation Year BEng (Hons) Swansea University - 0% 10% - - 142 Swansea On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering with a Year in Industry MEng (Hons) Swansea University - 0% 10% - - 142 Swansea On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hons) Swansea University - 0% 10% - - 142 Swansea On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering MEng (Hons) University of Surrey 76% 10% 0% - - 148 Guildford On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hons) University of Kent 83% 5% 0% - - 135 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University - - 10% £9250 - 98 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering with a Year in Industry BEng (Hons) Swansea University - 0% 10% - - 142 Swansea On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hons) University of Surrey 69% 10% 0% - - 148 Guildford On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering with Foundation Year BEng (Hons) Manchester Metropolitan University 83% 5% 13% - - 120 Manchester On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering including a Foundation Year BEng (Hons) University of Kent 83% 5% 40% - - 84 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering MEng (Hons) Nottingham Trent University 87% 10% 8% - - 84 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hons) Nottingham Trent University 87% 10% 15% - - 115 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering with a Year Abroad MEng (Hons) Swansea University - 0% 10% - - 142 Swansea On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hons) University of Glasgow 58% 10% 5% - - 216 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hons) Manchester Metropolitan University 83% 5% 13% - - 120 Manchester On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hons) University of Surrey 69% 10% 0% - - 148 Guildford On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering with Foundation Year BEng (Hons) University of Surrey 76% 10% 0% - - 148 Guildford On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering with Foundation Year BEng (Hons) University of Surrey 76% 10% 0% - - 148 Guildford On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering MEng (Hons) Swansea University - 0% 10% - - 142 Swansea On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering (with Foundation Year) FT BEng Nottingham Trent University 87% 10% 10% - - 86 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering MEng (Hons) University of Surrey 76% 10% 0% - - 148 Guildford On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering MEng (Hons) Nottingham Trent University 87% 10% 8% - - 84 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hons) Nottingham Trent University 85% 5% 0% - - 128 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering with a Year in Industry BEng (Hons) University of Kent 83% 5% 0% - - 116 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering (with Foundation Year) BEng (Hons) University of Hull - - - £9250 £9250 £18300 £19500 - Hull On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering (Healthcare) MSc University of Liverpool - - - £11950 £26350 - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering (with Foundation Year) BEng (Hons) University of East London - - - £9250 £13920 - London On campus Full-time
Advanced Biomedical Engineering MSc (PG) University of Bradford - - - £9230 £23028 - Bradford On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering MSc University of Bristol - - - £13000 £27200 - Bristol On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering with Management MSc University of Liverpool - - - £11950 £26350 - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering MSc University of Aberdeen - - - £11100 £27000 - Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering MSc University of Liverpool - - - £11950 £26350 - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering with foundation year BEng (Hons) University of Bolton - - - £9250 £51000 - Bolton On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering with Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering MSc Queen Mary University of London - - - - - - London On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering PhD (3 Years) PhD University of Dundee - - - - - - Dundee On campus Full-time
CDT to Advance the Deployment of Future Mobility Technologies EngD The University of Warwick - - - - - - Coventry On campus Part-time
Biomedical Engineering PhD (4 Years) PhD University of Dundee - - - - - - Dundee On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering MSc The University of Warwick - - - - - - Coventry On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering MSc Newcastle University - - - - - - Newcastle On campus Full-time
Medical Engineering MSc (Eng) University of Leeds - - - - - - Leeds On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering (Conversion) MSc Queen Mary University of London - - - - - - London On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering MSc Queen Mary University of London - - - - - - London On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering MSc Ulster University - - - - - - Coleraine On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering MSc MSc University of Dundee - - - - - - Dundee On campus Full-time
Biomedical Engineering MEng (Hons) University of Oxford - - - - - - Oxford On campus Full-time
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Student Reviews

Overall student satisfaction
60 /100
1914 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Biomedical Engineering

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £27855 £24649 £28518
25-75 percentile range £24239 - £33607 £19237 - £30298 £22054 - £34375

Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £26071 £27500 £30000
25-75 percentile range £24429 - £29643 £26500 - £30500 £27500 - £32000

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Biomedical Engineering

15 months after graduation, graduates of this subject were asked about their current circumstances of employment, what they do, and whether their activities and perspectives are directly related to their studies.

Current jobs

Among graduates of Biomedical Engineering who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number who “agree” or “strongly agree” with the statements about their job.

Typical employers for graduates of Biomedical Engineering

  • Medical Institutions
  • Manufacturing and Research Facilities
  • Universities

Specialisations within Biomedical Engineering

  • Bioinstrumentation
  • Biomaterials
  • Biomechanics
  • Clinical Engineering
  • Cellular, Tissue and Genetic Engineering
  • Medical Imaging
  • Orthopedic Bio- engineering
  • Rehabilitation Engineering

Jobs of graduates of Biomedical Engineering (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Biomedical Engineering at Imperial College of Science

25% Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
15% Customer service occupations
15%
15% Finance Professionals
5% Engineering professionals
5% Teaching Professionals
5% Business and public service associate professionals
5% Business and public service associate professionals

Grading & Study Time

Grading Distribution

Students of Biomedical Engineering in the UK received the following grades.

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Biomedical Engineering

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Biomedical Engineering, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

FAQ

Biomedical Engineering is the study of the application of engineering principles to medical and biomedical problems.

The median salary of graduates of Biomedical Engineering was £27855 15 months after graduation, £24649 3 years after graduation and £28518 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Biomedical Engineering studies:
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - BEng (Hons)
  • Master of Engineering (Honours) - MEng (Hons)
  • Master of Engineering - MEng
  • Bachelor of Engineering - BEng
  • Foundation Year - FD
  • Bachelor of Science - BSc
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Master of Science (Postgraduate) - MSc (PG)
  • Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
  • Doctor of Engineering - EngD
  • Master of Science (Engineering) - MSc (Eng)
  • Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip