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2024 Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in Texas

10 Colleges in Texas
996 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
$56,326 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in biomedical engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #71 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in Texas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 996 degrees in biomedical engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Biomedical Engineering School

Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in Texas Your choice of biomedical engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Biomedical Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Biomedical Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Bio Engineering
Master's Degrees in Bio Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Bio Engineering

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in Texas list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Biomedical Engineering in Texas

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the bio engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Texas Schools in Bio Engineering

1
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Rice University
Houston, TX
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX
97 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded

Rice University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in biomedical engineering. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rice is a great university overall.

There were approximately 97 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Rice in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
213 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
$68,154 Median Starting Salary

Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in biomedical engineering. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were roughly 213 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available. Those biomedical engineering students who get their degree from Texas A&M University - College Station make $11,828 more than the average bio engineering student.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
145 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
$69,298 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in biomedical engineering needs to take a look at The University of Texas at Austin. UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were approximately 145 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year. Biomedical Engineering degree recipients from The University of Texas at Austin receive an earnings boost of about $12,972 over the typical earnings of biomedical engineering graduates.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In TX
77 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded

University of Houston is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in biomedical engineering. UH is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Houston. A Best Colleges rank of #211 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UH is a great university overall.

There were about 77 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
154 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
3.9% Growth in Graduates

UT Dallas is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Richardson. This university ranks 11th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 154 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Dallas in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the bio engineering program state that they receive average early career earnings of $54,105.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
114 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
12.3% Growth in Graduates

UT Arlington is a very large public university located in the large city of Arlington. This university ranks 15th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 114 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Arlington in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the bio engineering program state that they receive average early career earnings of $48,979.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In TX
68 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded

UNT is a very large public university located in the city of Denton. This university ranks 14th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 68 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
64 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
12.5% Growth in Graduates

UTSA is a very large public university located in the city of San Antonio. This university ranks 25th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 64 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UTSA in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, bio engineering degree recipients usually make an average of $48,441 at the beginning of their careers.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In TX
25.0% Growth in Graduates

LETU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Longview. This university ranks 72nd out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 12 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at LETU in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In TX
64.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.

There were approximately 14 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year.

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Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Arizona 287 245
Oklahoma 257 65
New Mexico 219 18

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Biomedical Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Bio Engineering Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering 996

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 3,815
Electrical Engineering 2,387
Civil Engineering 1,718
Computer Engineering 1,094
Industrial Engineering 927
Chemical Engineering 918
General Engineering 770
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 485
Petroleum Engineering 468
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 277

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