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2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

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Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,429 bioengineering and biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,726 bioengineering and biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 30 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in bioengineering and biomedical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great bioengineering and biomedical 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 bioengineering and biomedical engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s bioengineering degrees to 63 students in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,352 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students with aid per year to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UNC Chapel Hill Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s bioengineering degrees to 88 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students with aid list, UF has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Florida is $6,302 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioengineering students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UF Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 30 schools in the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s bioengineering degrees to 246 students in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is $14,739 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

#4

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 30 schools in the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #4 spot on the list. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 128 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students with aid list, NC State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for North Carolina State University is $16,458 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioengineering students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at North Carolina State University

#15 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 80 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU also took the #15 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida International University is $7,296 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioengineering students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at FIU

#6

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida
#24 in overall quality

Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Fort Myers, Florida, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

FGCU also took the #24 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $11,606 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students with aid per year to attend FGCU.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at FGCU

#7

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 89 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students with aid list, University of Virginia has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $20,397 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students with aid per year to attend University of Virginia.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Full University of Virginia - Main Campus Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

#8

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana
#18 in overall quality

Louisiana Tech University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large school located in Ruston, Louisiana that handed out 28 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana Tech, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana Tech University is $12,084 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioengineering students with aid.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Louisiana Tech

#9

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina

North Carolina A & T State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. North Carolina A & T State University is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

It costs about $10,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students with aid per year to attend NC A&T.

Full NC A&T Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

#10

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Duke University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Duke University is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 89 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duke, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $27,020 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students with aid per year to attend Duke.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Duke

#11

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#23 in overall quality

West Virginia University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

WVU also took the #23 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for West Virginia University is $12,983 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioengineering students with aid.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at West Virginia University

University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s bioengineering degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for USF Tampa is $8,355 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioengineering students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at USF Tampa

#13

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi

University of Mississippi did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #13. This large school is located in University, Mississippi, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $14,016 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students with aid per year to attend Ole Miss.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Ole Miss

#14

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee
#25 in overall quality

University of Memphis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #14. University of Memphis is a large public school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 41 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofM, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Memphis is $13,248 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students with aid.

Full UofM Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

#15

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

Vanderbilt University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s bioengineering degrees to 53 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vanderbilt, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Vanderbilt is $19,432 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students with aid.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

Full Vanderbilt Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

#16

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#17 in overall quality

University of Arkansas came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school awarded 81 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s bioengineering students in 2019-2020.

UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arkansas is $16,381 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioengineering students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Arkansas Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

#17

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#7 in overall quality

Clemson University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #17. Clemson University is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 117 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson also made our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Clemson University is $20,008 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioengineering students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Clemson

#18

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #18, George Mason University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU also took the #11 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $21,048 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioengineering students with aid per year to attend George Mason University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at GMU

#19

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#20 in overall quality

Mississippi State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Mississippi State University is a large public school situated in Mississippi State, Mississippi. It awarded 73 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State also took the #20 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mississippi State University is $16,173 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Mississippi State University Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

#20

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky
#16 in overall quality

University of Louisville landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. UofL is a large school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 28 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UofL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UofL is $16,867 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioengineering students with aid.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at University of Louisville

#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #21, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 61 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana State University, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,465 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students with aid per year to attend Louisiana State University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

#13 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 37 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s bioengineering students in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UT Knoxville is $18,825 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioengineering students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at UT Knoxville

#23

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#10 in overall quality

University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 40 degrees to qualified bachelors’s bioengineering students in 2019-2020.

UofSC also took the #10 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $20,509 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students with aid per year to attend UofSC.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at UofSC

University of Alabama at Birmingham ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham is $16,953 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full University of Alabama at Birmingham Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

#25

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
#21 in overall quality

Harding University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #25. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Searcy, Arkansas. It awarded 11 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Harding also took the #21 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Harding is $19,375 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioengineering students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Harding University Bioengineering & Biomedical 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%.

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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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