2023 Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools
13
Ranked Colleges
410
Degrees Awarded
$17,400
Avg Net Price*
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Biological/Biosystems Engineering is the 639th most popular major in the country with 410 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
For this year’s “Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in biological/biosystems engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biological/biosystems engineering programs, but they also cost less that 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
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools.
Top 13 Best Value Colleges for Biological/Biosystems Engineering
Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 53 ’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools” list. It costs about $17,013 for biological/biosystems engineering students per year to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools list. Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 ’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees to qualified students.
Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Mizzou is $16,559 for biological/biosystems engineering students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, 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 89%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at USU, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,257 for Biological/Biosystems Engineering students per year to attend Utah State University.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 52 diplomas to qualified ’s biological/biosystems engineering students in 2020-2021.
UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UGA is $14,257 for Biological/Biosystems Engineering students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified ’s biological/biosystems engineering students in 2020-2021.
Oakland also made our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools” list, coming in at #12. It costs about $13,449 for Biological/Biosystems Engineering students per year to attend Oakland.
The low undergrad 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%.
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University of Florida did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified ’s biological/biosystems engineering students in 2020-2021.
UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UF is $5,135 for biological/biosystems engineering students.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Idaho landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools ranking. U of I is located in Moscow, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 ’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our biological/biosystems engineering students list, U of I has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Idaho is $13,964 for Biological/Biosystems Engineering students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Arkansas ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools list. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school handed out 39 degrees to qualified ’s biological/biosystems engineering students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UARK, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arkansas is $16,507 for Biological/Biosystems Engineering students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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Auburn University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools list. Auburn, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees to 65 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our biological/biosystems engineering students list, Auburn has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Auburn is $24,018 for biological/biosystems engineering students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools ranking, coming in at #10. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
University of Arizona also took the #8 spot in our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $13,358 for biological/biosystems engineering students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #11, Colorado School of Mines did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools list. This medium-sized school is located in Golden, Colorado, and it awarded 6 ’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Mines not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools” list. It costs about $27,114 for Biological/Biosystems Engineering students per year to attend Colorado School of Mines.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Carnegie Mellon University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools ranking. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified ’s biological/biosystems engineering students in 2020-2021.
Carnegie Mellon also made our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Carnegie Mellon is $36,775 for Biological/Biosystems Engineering students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of California - San Diego landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools ranking. This large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 22 ’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
UCSD also took the #5 spot in our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCSD is $15,240 for biological/biosystems engineering students.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Biological/Biosystems Engineering at University of California - San Diego
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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
- *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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