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2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

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

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 the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 12,258 people earned their degree in biomedical engineering, making the major the 75th most popular in the United States. 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.

This year’s “Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 7 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

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

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

#1

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s bio engineering degrees to 6 students 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at WPI

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a public institution located in Lowell, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Lowell, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Lowell are $26,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. UCONN is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 5 doctorate’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCONN, the school also landed the #6 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 University of Connecticut are $41,576.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at University of Connecticut

#4

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Tufts University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Medford, Massachusetts. It awarded 5 doctorate’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts also made our “Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Tufts University Biomedical Engineering Report

#5

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 22 degrees to qualified doctorate’s bio engineering students in 2019-2020.

MIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MIT are $56,719, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full MIT Biomedical Engineering Report

#6

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Boston University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 23 doctorate’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Boston U Biomedical Engineering Report

#7

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#3 in overall quality

Brown University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s bio engineering degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Brown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Brown 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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