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2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

30 Ranked Colleges
1,726 Degrees Awarded
$15,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 12,258 people earned their degree in bioengineering and biomedical engineering, making the major the 63rd most popular in the United States.

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” ranking analyzed 30 colleges that offered a degree in bioengineering and biomedical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality bioengineering and biomedical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the bioengineering and biomedical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students.

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

#1

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana
#18 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana Tech University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Louisiana Tech University is a public institution located in Ruston, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana Tech also made our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #18. The yearly cost to attend Louisiana Tech University is $12,084 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University

#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee
#25 in overall quality

Out of the 30 schools in the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the #2 spot on the list. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s bioengineering degrees to 41 students in 2019-2020.

UofM also made our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #25. The yearly cost to attend University of Memphis is $13,248 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students.

Full University of Memphis Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

#15 in overall quality

Out of the 30 schools in the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #3 spot on the list. Florida International University is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 80 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU also made our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #15. The estimated yearly cost for Florida International University is $7,296 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students.

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

Full Florida International University Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

#4

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 128 degrees to qualified bachelors’s bioengineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NC State is $16,458 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioengineering students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full NC State Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

#5

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
#21 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harding University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Searcy, Arkansas. It awarded 11 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harding, the school also landed 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.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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 more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Harding

#6

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#8 in overall quality

University of Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 88 degrees to qualified bachelors’s bioengineering students in 2019-2020.

UF also took the #8 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,302 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioengineering students per year to attend University of Florida.

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 2.0% 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%.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at UF

#7

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina

With a ranking of #7, North Carolina A & T State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s bioengineering students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $10,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students per year to attend North Carolina A & T State University.

Full NC A&T Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 246 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Georgia Tech is $14,739 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech

#9

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#20 in overall quality

Mississippi State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi State University is a large public school situated in Mississippi State, Mississippi. It awarded 73 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed 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 is $16,173 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioengineering students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Mississippi State

#10

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#17 in overall quality

University of Arkansas landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UARK is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 81 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students list, UARK has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arkansas is $16,381 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioengineering students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Arkansas Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

#11

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 ranking, coming in at #11. Florida Gulf Coast University is a public institution located in Fort Myers, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

FGCU also made our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #24. It costs about $11,606 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioengineering students per year to attend Florida Gulf Coast University.

Full Florida Gulf Coast University Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

#12

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky
#16 in overall quality

University of Louisville ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Louisville is a large public school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 28 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UofL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Louisville is $16,867 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioengineering students.

Full University of Louisville Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

University of Alabama at Birmingham came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s bioengineering degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham is $16,953 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioengineering students.

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

Full University of Alabama at Birmingham Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

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

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at USF Tampa

#15

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#23 in overall quality

West Virginia University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. West Virginia University is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

WVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,983 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students per year to attend WVU.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at WVU

#12 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 61 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

Louisiana State University also took the #12 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Louisiana State University is $15,465 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students.

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

#17

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi

University of Mississippi ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s bioengineering degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $14,016 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioengineering students per year to attend University of Mississippi.

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 more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Ole Miss

#18

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students list, UNC Chapel Hill has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is $12,352 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

#19

Jackson State University

Jackson, Mississippi

Jackson State University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Jackson State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Jackson, Mississippi. It awarded 3 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $14,484 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students per year to attend Jackson State University.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Jackson State

#13 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. UT Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees 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. It costs about $18,825 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioengineering students per year to attend UT Knoxville.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

#21

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#10 in overall quality

University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. UofSC is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students list, UofSC has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of South Carolina - Columbia is $20,509 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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%.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at UofSC

#22

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#7 in overall quality

Clemson University landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Clemson University is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 117 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

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

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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 full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Clemson

#23

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#11 in overall quality

George Mason University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

GMU also took the #11 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend GMU is $21,048 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioengineering students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 86%.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at George Mason University

#24

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia
#22 in overall quality

Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 55 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students list, VCU has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for VCU is $22,021 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering 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 Virginia Commonwealth University

#25

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida
#19 in overall quality

Florida Institute of Technology came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Institute of Technology is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Melbourne, Florida. It awarded 42 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida Tech, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida Tech is $31,097 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioengineering students.

Full Florida Tech Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

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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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