2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

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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 Virginia, there were 230 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,000 and $21,375 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in biomedical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biomedical engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the biomedical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Virginia

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$32,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s bio engineering students in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia also made our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at University of Virginia - Main Campus

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s bio engineering students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also took the #2 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at Virginia Tech

#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k. GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GMU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at GMU

#4

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s bio engineering students in 2019-2020.

VCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

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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