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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering

135 Ranked Colleges
2,858 Degrees Awarded
$24,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master's

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 Master’s” 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.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2,858 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 135 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s

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

Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering

#24 in overall quality

Out of the 135 schools in the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 masters’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #24 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M College Station

#17 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. UW - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree bio engineering students list, UW - Madison has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Biomedical Engineering Report

#3

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

Out of the 135 schools in the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #3 spot on the list. Clemson University is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 48 masters’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at Clemson University

Top 25% in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 26 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at UT Austin

#5

University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Francisco. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s. UCSF is located in San Francisco, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.

UCSF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSF are $28,092, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at University of California - San Francisco

Iowa State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 36 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at Iowa State

#7

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Marquette University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. Marquette University is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette University are $21,690, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Marquette Biomedical Engineering Report

#8

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, California

Santa Clara University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Santa Clara, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s bio engineering students in 2019-2020.

SCU excels when it comes to bio engineering quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Santa Clara University are $23,507, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Santa Clara University Biomedical Engineering Report

Michigan Technological University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Houghton, Michigan, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s bio engineering students in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Technological University are $21,996.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Michigan Tech

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. Located in San Luis Obispo, California, this large public school handed out 29 degrees to qualified masters’s bio engineering students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $21,009, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

#11

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota

With a ranking of #11, Saint Cloud State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. Saint Cloud State University is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Cloud State University are $12,904, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full St. Cloud State University Biomedical Engineering Report

#12

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

With a ranking of #12, Cornell University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s bio engineering degrees to 82 students in 2019-2020.

Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Cornell University Biomedical Engineering Report

#13

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

With a ranking of #13, University of Utah did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s bio engineering degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Utah Biomedical Engineering Report

#14

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified masters’s bio engineering students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

#15

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 28 degrees to qualified masters’s bio engineering students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Biomedical Engineering Report

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. SD Mines is a small school located in Rapid City, South Dakota that handed out 3 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology are $19,250, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SD Mines Biomedical Engineering Report

#17

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, California

Loyola Marymount University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Los Angeles, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s bio engineering students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola Marymount University are $19,756, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at Loyola Marymount

#18

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

University of Memphis landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. UofM is a large public school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 4 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Memphis are $14,202.

Full UofM Biomedical Engineering Report

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. Georgia Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 50 masters’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.

Georgia Tech also made our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #21. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech

#25 in overall quality

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 masters’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.

UIUC also took the #25 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Biomedical Engineering Report

#21

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

With a ranking of #21, University of North Dakota did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. University of North Dakota is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at UND

University of California - San Diego did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #22. La Jolla, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s bio engineering degrees to 143 students in 2019-2020.

UCSD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - San Diego Biomedical Engineering Report

#23

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

University of Florida came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. UF is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 32 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at UF

#24

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida

Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #24. Florida Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Melbourne, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Institute of Technology are $22,588, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Florida Institute of Technology Biomedical Engineering Report

#25

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Lehigh University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It awarded 5 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh University are $27,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Lehigh University

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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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