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2023 Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region

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Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

This year’s “Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 37 colleges that offered a degree in bioengineering and biomedical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular bioengineering and biomedical engineering programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school awarded 244 degrees to qualified ’s bioengineering students 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%.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region. University of Wisconsin - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 177 ’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at UW - Madison

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue University - Main Campus is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 141 ’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 1.7% 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 Purdue Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Case Western Reserve University Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 115 ’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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

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With a ranking of #6, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. 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.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Ohio State University - Main Campus

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UIUC is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 96 ’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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Marquette University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 90 ’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Marquette

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Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

Northwestern University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 89 ’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, 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 97%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 71 ’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

Wayne State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. Wayne State University is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 64 ’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

Full Wayne State University Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

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University of Akron Main Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 60 ’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at University of Akron Main Campus

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University of Toledo did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Toledo, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 59 degrees to qualified ’s bioengineering students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at University of Toledo

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Michigan Technological University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #14. Michigan Tech is located in Houghton, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 57 ’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

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

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Michigan Tech

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Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 52 ’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%. 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.

Full Illinois Tech Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s bioengineering degrees to 51 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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

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With a ranking of #17, Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Dayton, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 50 degrees to qualified ’s bioengineering students in 2020-2021.

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

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University of Michigan - Dearborn did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #18. University of Michigan - Dearborn is a medium-sized school located in Dearborn, Michigan that handed out 37 ’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at University of Michigan - Dearborn

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Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

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Milwaukee School of Engineering landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 30 degrees to qualified ’s bioengineering students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 MSOE Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

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With a ranking of #21, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 26 ’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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Trine University
Angola, Indiana

Trine University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Trine University is a small school located in Angola, Indiana that handed out 22 ’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Trine University

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Indiana Institute of Technology landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana Institute of Technology is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 ’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Indiana Tech

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Miami University - Oxford came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Miami University - Oxford is located in Oxford, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 ’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, 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 88%.

Full Miami University - Oxford Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

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Lawrence Technological University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Bioengineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lawrence Technological University is located in Southfield, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Lawrence Tech

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