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2024 Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in Tennessee

3 Colleges in Tennessee
174 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
$52,528 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in biomedical engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #71 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in Tennessee ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 174 degrees in biomedical engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Biomedical Engineering School

Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in Tennessee Your choice of biomedical engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for biomedical engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Biomedical Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Bio Engineering
Master's Degrees in Bio Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Bio Engineering

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in Tennessee list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Biomedical Engineering in Tennessee

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the bio engineering degree levels they offer.

Top Tennessee Schools in Bio Engineering

1
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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
67 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
10.4% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in biomedical engineering needs to take a look at Vanderbilt University. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were roughly 67 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the biomedical engineering degree program at Vanderbilt University get $6,411 more than the typical graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a degree in biomedical engineering from Vanderbilt University

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
51 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
7.8% Growth in Graduates

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a great option for students pursuing a degree in biomedical engineering. UT Knoxville is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville. This university ranks 2nd out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were roughly 51 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the bio engineering program earn around $46,182 for their early career.

More information about a degree in biomedical engineering from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
55 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
9.1% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in biomedical engineering has to check out University of Memphis. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were roughly 55 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UofM in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, bio engineering degree recipients usually earn an average of $52,463 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a degree in biomedical engineering from University of Memphis

Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 352
Florida 282 523
North Carolina 279 532
Virginia 274 269
South Carolina 248 202
Kentucky 244 60
Louisiana 242 149
Mississippi 234 105
Arkansas 234 83
Alabama 233 49
West Virginia 207 42

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Biomedical Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Bio Engineering Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering 174

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Majors Similar to Bio Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 603
Civil Engineering 326
Chemical Engineering 265
Electrical Engineering 253
General Engineering 134
Computer Engineering 100
Industrial Engineering 77
Nuclear Engineering 67
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 62
Robotics Engineering 59

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