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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

10 Ranked Colleges
140 Degrees Awarded
$24,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Plains States region, there were 574 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,500 and $22,909 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 140 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in biomedical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biomedical engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the biomedical engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The bio engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s bio engineering degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at Washington University in St Louis

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s bio engineering degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Iowa State University Biomedical Engineering Report

#3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 28 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Biomedical Engineering Report

#4

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s bio engineering students in 2019-2020.

UND not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at UND

#5

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. St. Cloud State University is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.

St. Cloud State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Cloud State University are $12,904, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at Saint Cloud State University

North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 1 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at North Dakota State University

#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#4 in overall quality

University of Iowa ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 11 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at University of Iowa

#8

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#9 in overall quality

Wichita State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Wichita, Kansas, this fairly large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s bio engineering students in 2019-2020.

WSU also made our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at WSU

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. SD Mines is a small school located in Rapid City, South Dakota that handed out 3 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

SD Mines also made our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology are $19,250, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at SD Mines

#10

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

University of Kansas landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. KU is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 10 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full KU 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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