2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia” 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 District of Columbia, there were 120 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $26,250 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia doctor’s degree bio engineering students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering 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 Doctorate in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. George Washington University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.

GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’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 GWU are $31,824.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s bio engineering students in 2019-2020.

CUA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CUA are $50,340, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at CUA

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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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