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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

7 Ranked Colleges
92 Degrees Awarded
$46,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 the New England region, there were 1,101 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,125 and $24,024 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 92 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 22 degrees to qualified doctorate’s bio engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree bio engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, MIT has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719.

Full MIT Biomedical Engineering Report

#2

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Brown is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 8 doctorate’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at Brown University

#3

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s bio engineering students in 2019-2020.

Tufts also made our “Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at Tufts University

#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #4 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s bio engineering degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Boston U

#5

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s bio engineering degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCONN, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at UCONN

#7 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Lowell ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Lowell, Massachusetts, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Lowell, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Lowell are $26,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at UMass Lowell

#7

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. WPI is a medium-sized school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 6 doctorate’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

WPI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are $29,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Worcester Polytechnic Institute 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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