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2022 Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Master’s

7 Ranked Colleges
27 Degrees Awarded
$30,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Master's

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 Engineering Schools for a Master’s” 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” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in biological engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biological 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 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

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological Engineering

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Master’s. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s biological engineering students in 2019-2020.

USU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Biological Engineering Master’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.

Full Utah State University Biological Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Master’s. Mizzou is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 2 masters’s biological engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took 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

#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Master’s. University of Idaho is located in Moscow, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s biological engineering degrees to qualified students.

U of I did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Biological Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U of I are $29,112.

Read more about Biological Engineering at University of Idaho

#4

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #4 spot on the list. Auburn University is a large public school situated in Auburn, Alabama. It awarded 5 masters’s biological engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree biological engineering students 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Auburn Biological Engineering Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 3 masters’s biological engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Biological Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Biological Engineering Report

#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 Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 4 masters’s biological engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Biological Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biological Engineering at University of Arizona

#7

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 ranking, coming in at #7. Mines is a medium-sized school located in Golden, Colorado that handed out 3 masters’s biological engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Mines did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Biological Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mines are $39,800, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on 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.

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