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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological Engineering (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
27 Degrees Awarded
$29,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Master's For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 365 people earned their degree in biological engineering, making the major the 288th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, biological engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,933 and had an average of $20,950 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 biological engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in biological engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biological engineering programs, but they also 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 engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree biological engineering students with aid.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological Engineering (With Aid)

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 4 masters’s biological engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Biological Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biological Engineering at University of Arizona

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 3 masters’s biological engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree biological engineering students with aid list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Biological Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full ASU - Tempe Biological Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 2 masters’s biological engineering 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 Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Mizzou Biological Engineering Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. USU is located in Logan, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s biological engineering degrees to qualified students.

USU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Biological Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Utah State University Biological Engineering Report

#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #5 spot on the list. U of I is a fairly large school located in Moscow, Idaho that handed out 4 masters’s biological engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I also made our “Best Biological Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Idaho are $29,112.

Full U of I Biological Engineering Report

#6

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

University of Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 1 masters’s biological engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also took the #0 spot in our “Best Biological Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Georgia Biological Engineering Report

#7

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

Auburn University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 5 masters’s biological engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree biological engineering students with aid list, Auburn has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Biological Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University are $31,956, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biological Engineering at Auburn

#8

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
#2 in overall quality

Colorado School of Mines did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Colorado School of Mines is located in Golden, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s biological engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our master’s degree biological engineering students with aid list, Mines has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Biological Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado School of Mines are $39,800, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biological Engineering at Mines

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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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