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.
College Factual analyzed 4 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the highest-paying biomedical engineering schools.
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Below are the schools whose biomedical engineering graduates go on to earn the most.
Florida International University earned the #1 spot for highest-paid biomedical engineering graduates in Florida. Set in the suburb of Miami, Florida International University is a public institution. After graduating, biomedical engineering degree recipients from Florida International University typically earn about $93,714 annually.
A rank of #2 makes Florida Gulf Coast University one of the highest-paying schools for biomedical engineering. Set in the suburb of Fort Myers, Florida Gulf Coast University is a public institution. Early-career biomedical engineering graduates from Florida Gulf Coast University make a median of around $86,835 per year.
A rank of #3 makes University Of Miami one of the highest-paying schools for biomedical engineering. University Of Miami is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Coral Gables. Students who complete the biomedical engineering program here go on to a median salary of roughly $86,005.
A rank of #4 makes University Of Florida one of the highest-paying schools for biomedical engineering. Located in the city of Gainesville, University Of Florida is a public institution. Early-career biomedical engineering graduates from University Of Florida make a median of around $102,292 per year.
The ranking above is published 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 · 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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