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2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

11 Ranked Colleges
111 Degrees Awarded
$26,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering is the 63rd most popular major in the country with 12,258 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,235 bioengineering and biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 111 bioengineering and biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in bioengineering and biomedical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent bioengineering and biomedical 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 bioengineering and biomedical engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree bioengineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 11 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s bioengineering degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Rice did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 17 doctorate’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 16 doctorate’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 5 doctorate’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” 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 Arizona are $33,399.

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#9 in overall quality

The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

UTSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at San Antonio are $25,807, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s bioengineering degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UT Dallas Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UTEP is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 7 doctorate’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso

#9

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#7 in overall quality

University of Houston did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s bioengineering degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Houston Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

#8 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. The University of Texas at Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also made our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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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