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2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k

2 Ranked Colleges
29 Degrees Awarded
$26,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Biomedical Engineering is the 75th most popular major in the country with 12,258 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, biomedical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $58,234 and had an average of $23,170 in loans still to pay off.

Across Iowa, there were 188 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,300 and $23,955 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,469 and $117,729 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in biomedical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biomedical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the biomedical engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa doctor’s degree bio engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Iowa

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 doctorate’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at Iowa State

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s bio engineering students in 2019-2020.

Iowa also took the #2 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Iowa Biomedical Engineering Report

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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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