2024 Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in biological/biosystems engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #277 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 8 doctor's degrees in biological/biosystems engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on biological/biosystems engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of biological/biosystems engineering students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized biological/biosystems engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for biological/biosystems engineering students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Biological/Biosystems Engineering in the Southwest Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for biological/biosystems engineering students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Doctorate in Biological/Biosystems Engineering

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University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in biological/biosystems engineering has to look into University of Arizona. University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Tucson.More information about a doctorate in biological/biosystems engineering from University of Arizona

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Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Arizona State University - Tempe is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in biological/biosystems engineering. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in biological/biosystems engineering from Arizona State University - Tempe

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ

Northern Arizona University is a great choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in biological/biosystems engineering. NAU is a very large public university located in the small city of Flagstaff.More information about a doctorate in biological/biosystems engineering from Northern Arizona University

Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best biological/biosystems engineering schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	171	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Biological/Biosystems Engineering

One of 0 majors within the Biological Engineering area of study, Biological/Biosystems Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jun Seita. More about our data sources and methodologies.