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2022 Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Biological/Biosystems Engineering is the 649th most popular major in the country with 365 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 300 biological/biosystems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in biological/biosystems engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biological/biosystems engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the biological/biosystems engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biological/Biosystems Engineering (Income $48-$75k)

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $8,528 for bachelor’s degree biological/biosystems engineering students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UF.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#2

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oakland, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oakland is $10,387 for Bachelor’s Degree Biological/Biosystems Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Oakland Biological/Biosystems Engineering Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree biological/biosystems engineering students whose families make $48-$75k list, UCSD has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of California - San Diego is $14,071 for bachelor’s degree biological/biosystems engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mizzou is $13,145 for Bachelor’s Degree Biological/Biosystems Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Mizzou Biological/Biosystems Engineering Report

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biological/biosystems engineering students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $15,399 for Bachelor’s Degree Biological/Biosystems Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Biological/Biosystems Engineering at University of Arizona

#6

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#7 in overall quality

University of Georgia landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 48 bachelors’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Georgia is $14,748 for Bachelor’s Degree Biological/Biosystems Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full University of Georgia Biological/Biosystems Engineering Report

#8 in overall quality

University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL also took the #8 spot in our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $16,197 for Bachelor’s Degree Biological/Biosystems Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Biological/Biosystems Engineering at UNL

#8

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#9 in overall quality

University of Idaho did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. University of Idaho is a public institution located in Moscow, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree biological/biosystems engineering students whose families make $48-$75k list, U of I has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Idaho is $13,528 for Bachelor’s Degree Biological/Biosystems Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Biological/Biosystems Engineering at University of Idaho

#11 in overall quality

Utah State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Utah State University is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 37 bachelors’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USU, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,297 for Bachelor’s Degree Biological/Biosystems Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Utah State University.

Full Utah State University Biological/Biosystems Engineering Report

#10

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, University of Arkansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Arkansas is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees to qualified students.

UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UARK is $16,336 for Bachelor’s Degree Biological/Biosystems Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Arkansas Biological/Biosystems Engineering Report

#11

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#3 in overall quality

Auburn University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Auburn University is a large school located in Auburn, Alabama that handed out 30 bachelors’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn also made our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $24,079 for Bachelor’s Degree Biological/Biosystems Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Auburn.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Biological/Biosystems Engineering at Auburn University

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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