by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Biomedical Engineering is the 71st most popular major in the country with 12,811 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, biomedical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $59,445 and had an average of $22,702 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,324 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,486 and $21,662 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 889 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in biomedical engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their biomedical engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree bio engineering students.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, LeTourneau University landed the #1 spot on the list. Longview, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s bio engineering degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #2 spot on the list. Rice University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 56 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 114 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Read more about Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 149 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M College Station
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Biomedical Engineering Report
Oral Roberts University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s bio engineering degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 113 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin
Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s bio engineering degrees to 115 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 44 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of North Texas landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Houston ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Biomedical Engineering at University of Houston
The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 62 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington
University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 42 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
University of Central Oklahoma came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s bio engineering degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Grand Canyon University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s bio engineering students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Biomedical Engineering at Grand Canyon University
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