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2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

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1,726 Degrees Awarded
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Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that 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 Southeast region, there were 2,429 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,220 and $23,821 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,726 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 30 colleges that offer 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.

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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Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering in the Southeast Region

#1

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana
#18 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Ruston, Louisiana, this fairly large public school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s bio engineering students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana Tech University is $12,084 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bio engineering students.

Full Louisiana Tech University Biomedical Engineering Report

#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. UofM is a large school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 41 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UofM also made our “Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #25. The yearly cost to attend UofM is $13,248 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bio Engineering students.

Full UofM Biomedical Engineering Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school awarded 80 degrees to qualified bachelors’s bio engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree bio engineering students list, FIU has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida International University is $7,296 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bio Engineering students.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full FIU Biomedical Engineering Report

#4

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 128 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.

NC State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Carolina State University is $16,458 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bio Engineering students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at NC State

#5

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
#21 in overall quality

Out of the 30 schools in the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harding University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Searcy, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s bio engineering students in 2019-2020.

Harding also made our “Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #21. The estimated yearly cost for Harding is $19,375 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bio engineering students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Harding Biomedical Engineering Report

#6

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#8 in overall quality

University of Florida landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Florida is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 88 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.

UF also made our “Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend University of Florida is $6,302 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bio Engineering students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Full UF Biomedical Engineering Report

#7

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina

North Carolina A & T State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for North Carolina A & T State University is $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bio Engineering students.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at NC A&T

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school awarded 246 degrees to qualified bachelors’s bio engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree bio engineering students list, Georgia Tech has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,739 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bio Engineering students per year to attend Georgia Tech.

The low student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech

#9

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi

Mississippi State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi State University is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 73 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.

Mississippi State also took the #20 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,173 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bio Engineering students per year to attend Mississippi State University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at Mississippi State

#10

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

University of Arkansas landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Arkansas is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 81 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,381 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bio engineering students per year to attend UARK.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at University of Arkansas

#11

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida

Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. FGCU is located in Fort Myers, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.

FGCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Florida Gulf Coast University is $11,606 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bio engineering students.

Full Florida Gulf Coast University Biomedical Engineering Report

#12

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

University of Louisville landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Louisville is a large school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 28 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UofL also took the #16 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,867 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bio engineering students per year to attend University of Louisville.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at University of Louisville

University of Alabama at Birmingham came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Alabama at Birmingham is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for University of Alabama at Birmingham is $16,953 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bio engineering students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full University of Alabama at Birmingham Biomedical Engineering Report

University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s bio engineering students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus is $8,355 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bio engineering students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at USF Tampa

#15

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#23 in overall quality

West Virginia University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. West Virginia University is a large public school situated in Morgantown, West Virginia. It awarded 31 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

WVU also made our “Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #23. The estimated yearly cost for WVU is $12,983 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bio Engineering students.

Full WVU Biomedical Engineering Report

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 61 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree bio engineering students list, Louisiana State University has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,465 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bio engineering students per year to attend Louisiana State University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

#17

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi

University of Mississippi came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Mississippi is a public institution located in University, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for University of Mississippi is $14,016 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bio engineering students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Ole Miss Biomedical Engineering Report

#18

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s bio engineering degrees to 63 students in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNC Chapel Hill is $12,352 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bio Engineering students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Full UNC Chapel Hill Biomedical Engineering Report

#19

Jackson State University

Jackson, Mississippi

Jackson State University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Jackson State University is a medium-sized school located in Jackson, Mississippi that handed out 3 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Jackson State is $14,484 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bio Engineering students.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Jackson State

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also took the #13 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $18,825 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bio Engineering students per year to attend UT Knoxville.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full UT Knoxville Biomedical Engineering Report

#21

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 40 degrees to qualified bachelors’s bio engineering students in 2019-2020.

UofSC also made our “Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $20,509 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bio Engineering students per year to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia.

The low student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at UofSC

#22

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

Clemson University landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Clemson is a public institution located in Clemson, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 117 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree bio engineering students list, Clemson has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Clemson University is $20,008 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bio engineering students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Clemson University Biomedical Engineering Report

#23

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

George Mason University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school handed out 38 degrees to qualified bachelors’s bio engineering students in 2019-2020.

GMU also took the #11 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for GMU is $21,048 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bio Engineering students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at George Mason University

#24

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. VCU is a large school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 55 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at VCU, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $22,021 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bio Engineering students per year to attend VCU.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Virginia Commonwealth University Biomedical Engineering Report

#25

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida
#19 in overall quality

With a ranking of #25, Florida Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Florida Institute of Technology is located in Melbourne, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida Tech, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida Institute of Technology is $31,097 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bio Engineering students.

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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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