by our College Data Analytics Team
[Biomedical Engineering](/majors/engineering/biomedical-engineering/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. The highest-paying schools turn a biomedical engineering degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools to find where biomedical engineering graduates earn the most.
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Below are the schools whose biomedical engineering graduates go on to earn the most.
Leading the list is University Of Michigan Ann Arbor, our #1 for biomedical engineering graduate salaries in Michigan. Set in the city of Ann Arbor, University Of Michigan Ann Arbor is a public institution. After graduating, biomedical engineering degree recipients from University Of Michigan Ann Arbor typically earn about $85,471 annually.
Michigan Technological University produces some of the highest-paid graduates in biomedical engineering, landing the #2 spot this year. Michigan Technological University is a public school located in the town of Houghton. After graduating, biomedical engineering degree recipients from Michigan Technological University typically earn about $94,268 annually.
Students chasing top earnings in biomedical engineering will find them at Lawrence Technological University, which ranked #3. Lawrence Technological University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Southfield. Biomedical Engineering graduates of Lawrence Technological University earn a median of about $64,298 a year early in their careers.
University Of Michigan Dearborn produces some of the highest-paid graduates in biomedical engineering, landing the #4 spot this year. Set in the city of Dearborn, University Of Michigan Dearborn is a public institution. Early-career biomedical engineering graduates from University Of Michigan Dearborn make a median of around $38,593 per year.
The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their biomedical engineering graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 4 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
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