2024 Best Biological Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Master's Degree in biological engineering. It is ranked #268 out of 343 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Biological Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 12 master's degrees in biological engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to biological engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of biological engineering students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for biological engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized biological engineering related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Biological Engineering Schools

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 Biological Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Biological Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in biological engineering.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Master's in Biological Engineering

1

Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO

6 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Colorado School of Mines if you want to pursue a master's degree in biological engineering. Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in biological engineering from Colorado School of Mines

2

University of Idaho
Moscow, ID

2 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Idaho if you want to pursue a master's degree in biological engineering. U of I is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Moscow.More information about a master’s in biological engineering from University of Idaho

2

Utah State University
Logan, UT

4 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Utah State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in biological engineering. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in biological engineering from Utah State University

Best Biological Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best biological engineering schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	185	6
Utah	164	4
Idaho	96	2

View All Rankings >

Biological Engineering Related Rankings by Major

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

Biological Engineering Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Biological/Biosystems Engineering	12

Majors Similar to Biological Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	304
Electrical Engineering	256
Civil Engineering	238
General Engineering	192
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	157
Biomedical Engineering	71
Systems Engineering	56
Chemical Engineering	55
Computer Engineering	53
Environmental Engineering	35

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.