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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering in the Southwest Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region

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In 2020-2021, 12,811 people earned their degree in bioengineering and biomedical engineering, making the major the 62nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,324 bioengineering and biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 297 bioengineering and biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 20 colleges that offer a degree in bioengineering and biomedical engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in bioengineering and biomedical engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region

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

Top 20 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering in the Southwest Region

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified masters’s bioengineering students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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%.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Rice University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region. UT Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 29 masters’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Full UT Dallas Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 18 masters’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 36 masters’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington

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LeTourneau University
Longview, Texas

Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, LeTourneau University landed the #5 spot on the list. LeTourneau University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Longview, Texas. It awarded 1 masters’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Full LETU Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 44 degrees to qualified masters’s bioengineering students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

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The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s bioengineering students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at UTEP

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 36 masters’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national 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 Texas A&M College Station

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

University of Houston ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 18 masters’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at UH

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With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio

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With a ranking of #11, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at UNT

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s bioengineering degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Texas Tech

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With a ranking of #13, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s bioengineering degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at UTHealth

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s bioengineering students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at University of Arizona

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Baylor University
Waco, Texas

Baylor University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. This large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 5 masters’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Baylor Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 15 masters’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at UT Austin

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 Oklahoma Norman Campus

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University of Central Oklahoma ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region list. UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at UCO

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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 The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is a small public school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 4 masters’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at UT Southwestern

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