2023 Most Focused Colleges for Biomedical Technology in the Southwest Region
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Biomedical Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 1,156 people earned their degree in biomedical technology, making the major the 546th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 172 biomedical technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Biomedical Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in biomedical technology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their biomedical technology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools Highly Focused on Biomedical Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region biomedical engineering tech students.
Top 7 Most Focused Colleges for Biomedical Technology in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Biomedical Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas State Technical College is located in Waco, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 101 ’s biomedical engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Biomedical Technology at Texas State Technical College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Philip’s College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Biomedical Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified ’s biomedical engineering tech students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
Read more about Biomedical Technology at St Philip’s College
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Biomedical Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. San Jacinto College is a large public school situated in Pasadena, Texas. It awarded 46 ’s biomedical engineering tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Biomedical Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Alamogordo landed the #4 spot on the list. Alamogordo, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s biomedical engineering tech degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DeVry University - Arizona. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Biomedical Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this small private for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified ’s biomedical engineering tech students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Biomedical Technology at DeVry University - Arizona
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Collin County Community College District. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Biomedical Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region. Collin County Community College District is located in McKinney, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 ’s biomedical engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Biomedical Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry University - Texas landed the #4 spot on the list. Irving, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s biomedical engineering tech degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.