by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in Florida” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Florida, there were 524 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,672 and $22,765 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 136 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,198 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in Florida” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer 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 bio engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in Florida”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for florida master’s degree bio engineering students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in Florida. Florida Institute of Technology is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Melbourne, Florida. It awarded 10 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Miami. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in Florida. University of Miami is a private not-for-profit institution located in Coral Gables, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in Florida. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 44 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the #4 spot on the list. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s bio engineering degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Florida Atlantic University Biomedical Engineering Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in Florida. FIU is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 masters’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #6. University of South Florida - Main Campus is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at University of South Florida - Main Campus
With a ranking of #7, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in Florida list. This medium-sized school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 1 masters’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.
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University of Central Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #8. University of Central Florida is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 6 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, 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 92%.
Florida State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in Florida ranking. Florida State University is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 2 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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