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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering in the Plains States Region

9 Ranked Colleges
140 Degrees Awarded
$25,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Plains States region, there were 574 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,500 and $22,909 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 140 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered 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.

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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Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

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

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering in the Plains States Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 36 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Iowa State University

#2

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the #2 spot on the list. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 11 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Cloud State University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Cloud State University are $12,904.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at St. Cloud State University

#3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #3 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845.

Full UMN Twin Cities Biomedical Engineering Report

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. SD Mines is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.

SD Mines also took the #7 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology are $19,250, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SD Mines Biomedical Engineering Report

#5

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s bio engineering students in 2019-2020.

UND did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Dakota are $18,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UND Biomedical Engineering Report

#6

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 10 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Kansas Biomedical Engineering Report

#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#4 in overall quality

University of Iowa landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 11 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at University of Iowa

#8

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#9 in overall quality

Wichita State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 10 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU also made our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Wichita State University

#9

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

Washington University in St Louis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s bio engineering degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also made our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562.

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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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