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2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid” 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 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.

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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Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering in the New England Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MIT, the school also landed the #1 spot 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 MIT are $56,719.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

#2

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s bio engineering students in 2019-2020.

Brown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at Brown

#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Connecticut is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 5 doctorate’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN also made our “Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Connecticut Biomedical Engineering Report

#7 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #4 spot on the list. UMass Lowell is a fairly large school located in Lowell, Massachusetts that handed out 10 doctorate’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree bio engineering students with aid list, UMass Lowell has also earned the #7 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 UMass Lowell are $26,990.

Full UMass Lowell Biomedical Engineering Report

#5

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. 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 also made our “Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. 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

#6

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Tufts University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Tufts University is a fairly large school located in Medford, Massachusetts that handed out 5 doctorate’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts also took the #4 spot 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 Tufts University are $55,168.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Tufts

#7

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WPI, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are $29,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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%.

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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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