2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey

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 Doctorate in New Jersey” 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 New Jersey, there were 408 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,125 and $23,838 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,871 and $95,555 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Doctorate in New Jersey”.

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Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey

The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey doctor’s degree bio engineering students.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering in New Jersey

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$32,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #1 spot on the list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 doctorate’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.

Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

#2

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark, New Jersey

#3 in overall quality

$33,744 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. New Jersey Institute of Technology is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.

NJIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NJIT are $33,744.

Full NJIT Biomedical Engineering Report

#2

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey

#4 in overall quality

$15,787 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey list. Glassboro, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s bio engineering degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Rowan also took the #4 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rowan University are $15,787, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Rowan University

#3

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$38,876 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stevens Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey list. This medium-sized school is located in Hoboken, New Jersey, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Stevens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stevens Institute of Technology are $38,876, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Stevens 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to UC Davis College of Engineering.

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