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2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region

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Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region

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Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering is the 62nd most popular major in the country with 12,811 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,932 bioengineering and biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 37 colleges that offer a degree in bioengineering and biomedical engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in bioengineering and biomedical engineering.

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Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bioengineering students.

Top 25 Most Focused Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering in the Great Lakes Region

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Out of the 37 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a small school located in Terre Haute, Indiana that handed out 37 ’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology

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Milwaukee School of Engineering
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Out of the 37 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Milwaukee School of Engineering landed the #2 spot on the list. MSOE is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 30 ’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Trine University
Angola, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trine University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Angola, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s bioengineering degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 Trine University

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Out of the 37 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Case Western Reserve University landed the #4 spot on the list. Case Western is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 137 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 Case Western

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana Tech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Indiana Institute of Technology Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

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Michigan Technological University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school situated in Houghton, Michigan. It awarded 57 ’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Michigan Tech

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Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine

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Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s bioengineering degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Illinois Institute of Technology Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Marquette University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 90 diplomas to qualified ’s bioengineering students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Marquette University

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Lawrence Technological University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Southfield, Michigan, and it awarded 16 ’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.

Full Lawrence Technological University Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

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Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Dayton, Ohio that handed out 50 ’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Wright State University - Main Campus Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

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With a ranking of #12, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 244 ’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad 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 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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University of Michigan - Dearborn came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UM Dearborn is located in Dearborn, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 ’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at UM Dearborn

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University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 60 degrees to qualified ’s bioengineering students in 2020-2021.

Full University of Akron Main Campus Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

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University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #15 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s bioengineering degrees to 115 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago

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University of Toledo
Toledo, Ohio

University of Toledo did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #16. University of Toledo is a fairly large school located in Toledo, Ohio that handed out 59 ’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Full University of Toledo Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #17. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 141 ’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, 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 93%.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Purdue

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 177 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at UW - Madison

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Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Medical College of Wisconsin came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Medical College of Wisconsin is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 4 ’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 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 Medical College of Wisconsin

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Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

Northwestern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #20. Northwestern is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 89 ’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern

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Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, Indiana

With a ranking of #21, Valparaiso University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Valparaiso University is located in Valparaiso, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Valpo

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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

Wayne State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wayne State is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 64 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #23. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s bioengineering degrees to 111 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Ohio State

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school handed out 96 diplomas to qualified ’s bioengineering students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, 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 undergraduate students.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at UIUC

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #25 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 51 ’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

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