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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering in Massachusetts

6 Ranked Colleges
132 Degrees Awarded
$46,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Massachusetts, there were 686 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,480 and $24,021 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 132 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking looked at 6 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Master’s in Massachusetts”.

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Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering in Massachusetts

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #1 spot on the list. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school situated in Lowell, Massachusetts. It awarded 9 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell also took the #6 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” 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.

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#2

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.

WPI also took the #4 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are $29,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts. Harvard is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 7 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard also took the #5 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Harvard Biomedical Engineering Report

#4

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #4 spot on the list. Tufts is a fairly large school located in Medford, Massachusetts that handed out 31 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts also made our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168.

Full Tufts Biomedical Engineering Report

#5

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

MIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at MIT

#6

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

Boston University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts ranking. Boston U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 64 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also made our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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