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 schools below stand out for the salaries their biomedical engineering graduates go on to command.
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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If you want to know which schools send biomedical engineering graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
Our analysis ranked University Of Minnesota Twin Cities the top school for biomedical engineering graduate earnings in the The Plains States Region. University Of Minnesota Twin Cities is a public school located in the city of Minneapolis. Biomedical Engineering graduates of University Of Minnesota Twin Cities earn a median of about $93,996 a year early in their careers.
University Of Iowa came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying biomedical engineering schools. Set in the city of Iowa City, University Of Iowa is a public institution. Students who complete the biomedical engineering program here go on to a median salary of roughly $89,577.
A rank of #3 makes Saint Louis University Main Campus one of the highest-paying schools for biomedical engineering. Saint Louis University Main Campus is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis. Early-career biomedical engineering graduates from Saint Louis University Main Campus make a median of around $58,898 per year.
Students chasing top earnings in biomedical engineering will find them at Wichita State University, which ranked #4. Wichita State University is a public school located in the city of Wichita. Early-career biomedical engineering graduates from Wichita State University make a median of around $51,636 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.