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2022 Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Doctorate

10 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
$28,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Doctorate

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Biological Engineering is the 288th most popular major in the country with 365 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 biological engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in biological engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biological engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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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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 Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Doctorate.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological Engineering

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #1 spot on the list. UNL is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 8 doctorate’s biological engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Biological Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biological Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s biological engineering degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took the #1 spot in our “Best Biological Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193.

Read full report on Biological Engineering at University of Missouri - Columbia

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s biological engineering degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree biological engineering students list, USU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Biological Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biological Engineering at Utah State University

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Doctorate list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 2 doctorate’s biological engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Biological Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Biological Engineering Report

#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Doctorate 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 public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 1 doctorate’s biological engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree biological engineering students list, U of I has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Biological Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of I are $29,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biological Engineering at University of Idaho

#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

University of Arizona did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #6. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s biological engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Biological Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. 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

#7

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Auburn University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Doctorate list. Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s biological engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree biological engineering students list, Auburn has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Biological Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956.

Read full report on Biological Engineering at Auburn University

#8

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#9 in overall quality

Northern Arizona University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #8. Northern Arizona University is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 1 doctorate’s biological engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NAU, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Biological Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NAU are $19,489, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biological Engineering at NAU

#8 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Doctorate list. Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s biological engineering degrees to qualified students.

Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Biological Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Biological Engineering Report

#10 in overall quality

University of California - Merced did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #10. University of California - Merced is a medium-sized public school situated in Merced, California. It awarded 1 doctorate’s biological engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree biological engineering students list, UC Merced has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Biological Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Merced are $43,854, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UC Merced Biological Engineering Report

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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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