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2024 Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in Tennessee

3 Colleges in Tennessee
202 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
$52,528 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in biomedical engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #71 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in Tennessee ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 202 degrees in biomedical engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Biomedical Engineering School

Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in Tennessee Your choice of biomedical engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for biomedical engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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 Tennessee list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Biomedical Engineering in Tennessee

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the bio engineering degree levels they offer.

Top Tennessee Schools in Bio Engineering

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
75 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
10.7% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in biomedical engineering has to look into Vanderbilt University. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were approximately 75 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the biomedical engineering major at Vanderbilt University earn $6,411 above the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a degree in biomedical engineering from Vanderbilt University

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
68 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
25.0% Growth in Graduates

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in biomedical engineering. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Knoxville. This university ranks 2nd out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were about 68 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the bio engineering program make around $46,182 in their early career salary.

More information about a degree in biomedical engineering from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
57 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
3.5% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in biomedical engineering needs to look into University of Memphis. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were roughly 57 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UofM in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, bio engineering degree recipients generally make around $52,463 in their early careers.

More information about a degree in biomedical engineering from University of Memphis

Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Georgia287352
Florida282523
North Carolina279532
Virginia274269
South Carolina248202
Kentucky24460
Louisiana242149
Mississippi234105
Arkansas23483
Alabama23349
West Virginia20742

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

Bio Engineering Concentrations

MajorAnnual Graduates
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering202

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Majors Similar to Bio Engineering

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering634
Electrical Engineering313
Civil Engineering285
Chemical Engineering177
General Engineering168
Computer Engineering107
Industrial Engineering85
Nuclear Engineering79
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering70
Materials Engineering48

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