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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering in the Far Western US Region

11 Ranked Colleges
184 Degrees Awarded
$35,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Far Western US region, there were 1,985 bioengineering and biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 184 bioengineering and biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the bioengineering and biomedical engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region.

Top 13 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Francisco. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. This small school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSF, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSF are $28,092, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 22 doctorate’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 doctorate’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

UCSD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631.

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#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. Located in Irvine, California, this large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified doctorate’s bioengineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree bioengineering students list, UC Irvine has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456.

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#12 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Reno. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. This large school is located in Reno, Nevada, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UNR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNR are $21,971, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s bioengineering students in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also took the #10 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8 in overall quality

University of California - Davis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region ranking. This large school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also made our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

University of California - Berkeley ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree bioengineering students list, UC Berkeley has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#11 in overall quality

University of California - Riverside landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of California - Riverside is a public institution located in Riverside, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCR also took the #11 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCR are $28,686, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#5 in overall quality

University of Southern California came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s bioengineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree bioengineering students list, USC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Stanford University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. Stanford University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Stanford, California. It awarded 26 doctorate’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Stanford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford University are $55,011, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#13 in overall quality

University of California - Merced landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Merced is a medium-sized school located in Merced, California that handed out 2 doctorate’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Merced also took the #13 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Merced are $43,854, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at University of California - Merced

#11

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California
#3 in overall quality

California Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Pasadena, California, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Caltech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Caltech are $56,649.

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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