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

9 Ranked Colleges
140 Degrees Awarded
$25,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region

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 Master’s in the Plains States Region” 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 Plains States region, there were 574 bioengineering and biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 140 bioengineering and biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

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

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering in the Plains States Region

#2 in overall quality

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 Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school handed out 36 degrees to qualified masters’s bioengineering students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Iowa State Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

#2

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s bioengineering students in 2019-2020.

St. Cloud State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Cloud State University are $12,904, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 28 masters’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree bioengineering students list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. SD Mines is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

SD Mines also made our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at SD Mines are $19,250, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #5 spot on the list. University of North Dakota is a fairly large public school situated in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It awarded 7 masters’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UND did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

University of Kansas landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Kansas is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

KU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full KU Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#4 in overall quality

University of Iowa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s bioengineering students in 2019-2020.

Iowa also took the #4 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#9 in overall quality

Wichita State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Wichita State University is a fairly large public school situated in Wichita, Kansas. It awarded 10 masters’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree bioengineering students list, WSU has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

Washington University in St Louis came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 20 masters’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WUSTL, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, 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%.

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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