2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k

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In 2019-2020, 12,258 people earned their degree in biomedical engineering, making the major the 75th most popular in the United States. 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 District of Columbia, there were 120 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $26,250 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 32 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

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 District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia master’s degree bio engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. George Washington University is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 16 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at GWU

#2

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #2 spot on the list. Catholic University of America is a medium-sized school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 16 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Catholic University of America are $50,340.

Full Catholic University of America Biomedical Engineering Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $48-$75k)

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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