2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Plains States Region” 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 Plains States region, there were 574 bioengineering and biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 70 bioengineering and biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 4 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree bioengineering students.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering in the Plains States Region

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s bioengineering degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Iowa State

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #2 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 doctorate’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#4 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at KU

#4

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #4 spot on the list. WUSTL is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 15 doctorate’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also made our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at WUSTL

#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#4 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s bioengineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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