2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Iowa” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Iowa, there were 188 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,300 and $23,955 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,469 and $117,729 respectively.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Iowa”.

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Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering in Iowa

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s bio engineering students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Iowa State Biomedical Engineering Report

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s bio engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our iowa doctor’s degree bio engineering students list, Iowa has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at University of Iowa

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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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