by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 99 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for bioengineering & biomedical engineering students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,096 doctor's degrees in bioengineering & biomedical engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of bioengineering & biomedical engineering for getting your doctor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for bioengineering & biomedical engineering students working on their doctor's degree.
The bioengineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools.
Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for bioengineering & biomedical engineering students seeking a a doctor's degree. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It's difficult to beat Massachusetts Institute of Technology if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in bioengineering & biomedical engineering. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.More information about a doctorate in bioengineering & biomedical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
It's difficult to beat Duke University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in bioengineering & biomedical engineering. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham.More information about a doctorate in bioengineering & biomedical engineering from Duke University
Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in bioengineering & biomedical engineering needs to take a look at Washington University in St Louis. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.More information about a doctorate in bioengineering & biomedical engineering from Washington University in St Louis
University of Pennsylvania is a great decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in bioengineering & biomedical engineering. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a doctorate in bioengineering & biomedical engineering from University of Pennsylvania
Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in bioengineering & biomedical engineering from Rice University
Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in bioengineering & biomedical engineering from Northwestern University
Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.More information about a doctorate in bioengineering & biomedical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in bioengineering & biomedical engineering from Vanderbilt University
Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in bioengineering & biomedical engineering from Stanford University
Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in bioengineering & biomedical engineering from Case Western Reserve University
Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in bioengineering & biomedical engineering from Johns Hopkins University
Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the midsize city of College Station.More information about a doctorate in bioengineering & biomedical engineering from Texas A&M University - College Station
Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in bioengineering & biomedical engineering from University of Southern California
UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the large city of Madison.More information about a doctorate in bioengineering & biomedical engineering from University of Wisconsin - Madison
Here are some additional great schools for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering students that almost earned our Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | University of Virginia - Main Campus | Charlottesville, VA |
| 16 | Purdue University - Main Campus | West Lafayette, IN |
| 17 | The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX |
| 18 | Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 19 | Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY |
| 20 | University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
| 21 | Brown University | Providence, RI |
| 22 | University of California - Berkeley | Berkeley, CA |
| 23 | Tufts University | Medford, MA |
| 24 | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY |
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