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2023 Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in Illinois for a Doctorate

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Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in Illinois for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in Illinois for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Illinois, there were 369 bioengineering and biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 41 bioengineering and biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,698 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in Illinois for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in bioengineering and biomedical engineering. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in bioengineering and biomedical engineering.

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Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in Illinois for a Doctorate

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

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Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in Illinois for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 16 doctorate’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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Northwestern Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in Illinois for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s bioengineering degrees 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 full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in Illinois for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, 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 94%.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at UIUC

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in Illinois for a Doctorate. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s bioengineering degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, 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 87%.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology

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