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2022 Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

11 Ranked Colleges
300 Degrees Awarded
$14,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in biological/biosystems engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biological/biosystems engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the biological/biosystems engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biological/Biosystems Engineering (With Aid)

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biological/biosystems engineering 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. The estimated yearly cost for UF is $6,302 for bachelor’s degree biological/biosystems engineering students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Full University of Florida Biological/Biosystems Engineering Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UCSD is $14,232 for bachelor’s degree biological/biosystems engineering students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UCSD Biological/Biosystems Engineering Report

#3

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oakland University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. Rochester Hills, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Oakland did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Oakland University is $11,802 for bachelor’s degree biological/biosystems engineering students with aid.

Read more about Biological/Biosystems Engineering at Oakland University

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #6 spot in our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $15,016 for bachelor’s degree biological/biosystems engineering students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Biological/Biosystems Engineering at University of Arizona

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $16,001 for bachelor’s degree biological/biosystems engineering students with aid per year to attend Mizzou.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Mizzou Biological/Biosystems Engineering Report

#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 Getting Aid ranking. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 48 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biological/biosystems engineering students 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 estimated yearly cost for University of Georgia is $13,649 for bachelor’s degree biological/biosystems engineering students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Georgia Biological/Biosystems Engineering Report

#8 in overall quality

University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 31 bachelors’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree biological/biosystems engineering students with aid list, UNL has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNL is $17,208 for Bachelor’s Degree Biological/Biosystems Engineering students with aid.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Biological/Biosystems Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#11 in overall quality

Utah State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. USU is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 37 bachelors’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

USU also made our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. It costs about $13,634 for Bachelor’s Degree Biological/Biosystems Engineering students with aid per year to attend Utah State University.

Full USU Biological/Biosystems Engineering Report

#9

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#9 in overall quality

University of Idaho came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Idaho is located in Moscow, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees to qualified students.

U of I did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for U of I is $14,132 for Bachelor’s Degree Biological/Biosystems Engineering students with aid.

Read full report on Biological/Biosystems Engineering at U of I

#10

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#10 in overall quality

University of Arkansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $16,381 for Bachelor’s Degree Biological/Biosystems Engineering students with aid per year to attend UARK.

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

Full UARK 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 Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree biological/biosystems engineering students with aid list, Auburn has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $24,104 for Bachelor’s Degree Biological/Biosystems Engineering students with aid per year to attend Auburn University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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

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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.

Credits

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