by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Biological Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Biological Engineering is the 288th most popular major in the country with 410 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, biological engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,766 and had an average of $20,584 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 60 biological engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,364 and $11,906 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 biological engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,087 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Biological Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in biological engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular biological engineering programs in the United States.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region doctor’s degree biological engineering students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Biological Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate list. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s biological engineering students in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Biological Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate. U of I is a fairly large public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 1 doctorate’s biological engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Biological Engineering at University of Idaho
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Biological Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the #3 spot on the list. Golden, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s biological engineering degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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