by our College Data Analytics Team
[Biomedical Engineering](/majors/engineering/biomedical-engineering/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The highest-paying schools turn a biomedical engineering degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 6 schools on the early-career earnings of their biomedical engineering graduates.
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Below are the schools whose biomedical engineering graduates go on to earn the most.
University Of Pennsylvania earned the #1 spot for highest-paid biomedical engineering graduates in Pennsylvania. Set in the city of Philadelphia, University Of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit institution. Early-career biomedical engineering graduates from University Of Pennsylvania make a median of around $121,488 per year.
Drexel University produces some of the highest-paid graduates in biomedical engineering, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel University is a private not-for-profit institution. Students who complete the biomedical engineering program here go on to a median salary of roughly $103,385.
Strong graduate earnings at Lehigh University earned it the #3 place for biomedical engineering. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh University is a private not-for-profit institution. After graduating, biomedical engineering degree recipients from Lehigh University typically earn about $103,136 annually.
Strong graduate earnings at University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus earned it the #4 place for biomedical engineering. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus is a public institution. Biomedical Engineering graduates of University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus earn a median of about $103,167 a year early in their careers.
Students chasing top earnings in biomedical engineering will find them at Widener University Main Campus, which ranked #5. Widener University Main Campus is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chester. Early-career biomedical engineering graduates from Widener University Main Campus make a median of around $68,762 per year.
Temple University ranked #6 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying biomedical engineering schools. Set in the city of Philadelphia, Temple University is a public institution. Biomedical Engineering graduates of Temple University earn a median of about $54,415 a year early in their careers.
This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries biomedical engineering graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 6 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.