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2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

30 Ranked Colleges
796 Degrees Awarded
$31,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,699 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,227 and $25,069 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 796 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 30 colleges that offer a degree in biomedical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biomedical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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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Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 82 degrees to qualified masters’s bio engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cornell Biomedical Engineering Report

#2

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s bio engineering degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree bio engineering students list, Lehigh has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh University are $27,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#17 in overall quality

Out of the 30 schools in the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 47 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028.

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#4

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rowan University is a fairly large public school situated in Glassboro, New Jersey. It awarded 1 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 Rowan are $15,787.

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#5

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York

Out of the 30 schools in the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Binghamton University landed the #5 spot on the list. Binghamton University is a public institution located in Vestal, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Binghamton University, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290.

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#6

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#22 in overall quality

Stony Brook University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Stony Brook, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s bio engineering degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook also made our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #22. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,583, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#6 in overall quality

George Washington University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.

GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#15 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 masters’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.

Rutgers New Brunswick not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#24 in overall quality

Temple University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s bio engineering degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236.

Full Temple Biomedical Engineering Report

#10

The City College of New York

New York, New York

With a ranking of #10, The City College of New York did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The City College of New York is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.

Average graduate tuition and fees at CCNY are $20,832, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The City College of New York Biomedical Engineering Report

#11

Widener University

Chester, Pennsylvania
#25 in overall quality

Widener University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #11. This medium-sized school is located in Chester, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Widener, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Widener University are $24,810, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #12. New Jersey Institute of Technology is a fairly large school located in Newark, New Jersey that handed out 32 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NJIT, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NJIT are $33,744, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#13

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#23 in overall quality

University of Maryland - College Park came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University of Maryland - College Park is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 1 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP also made our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #23. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885.

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#14

Alfred University

Alfred, New York

Alfred University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Alfred University is a small school located in Alfred, New York that handed out 1 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Alfred University are $24,783, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#15

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#20 in overall quality

University of Delaware did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #15. University of Delaware is a large public school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 4 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UD are $35,192, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Pitt is a large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 19 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Biomedical Engineering Report

#17

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Drexel University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #17. Drexel is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 62 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel also took the #13 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#18

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#18 in overall quality

Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree bio engineering students list, Penn State University Park has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#19

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey

Stevens Institute of Technology came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Hoboken, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s bio engineering degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree bio engineering students list, Stevens has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stevens are $38,876, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#20

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Wilkes University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees 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 Wilkes are $28,368.

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#21

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #21, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 28 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#22

New York University

New York, New York
#19 in overall quality

New York University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New York, 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 15 students in 2019-2020.

NYU also made our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #19. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892.

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#23

New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, New York

New York Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #23. NYIT is located in Old Westbury, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.

Average graduate tuition and fees at NYIT are $25,460, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at New York Institute of Technology

#24

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#14 in overall quality

Syracuse University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #24. Syracuse is a private not-for-profit institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree bio engineering students list, Syracuse has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #25, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York, 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 86 students in 2019-2020.

Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at Columbia

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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%.

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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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