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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biological Engineering (Income $48-$75k)

11 Ranked Colleges
300 Degrees Awarded
$44,933 Avg Salary
Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 365 people earned their degree in biological engineering, making the major the 288th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, biological engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,933 and had an average of $20,950 in loans still to pay off.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 300 biological engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biological engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biological engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the biological engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The biological 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 “Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biological Engineering (Income $48-$75k)

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological engineering degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree biological engineering students whose families make $48-$75k list, UF has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UF is $8,528 for bachelor’s degree biological engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

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 student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Biological Engineering at University of Florida

#2

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s biological engineering degrees to qualified students.

Oakland not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Oakland University is $10,387 for bachelor’s degree biological engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of California - San Diego is located in La Jolla, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s biological engineering degrees to qualified students.

UCSD also took the #1 spot in our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of California - San Diego is $14,071 for bachelor’s degree biological engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological engineering degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Mizzou is $13,145 for bachelor’s degree biological engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 17 bachelors’s biological engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #6 spot in our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $15,399 for Bachelor’s Degree Biological Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#6

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

University of Georgia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological engineering degrees to 48 students in 2019-2020.

UGA also took the #7 spot in our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UGA is $14,748 for Bachelor’s Degree Biological Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s biological engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNL is $16,197 for bachelor’s degree biological engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#8

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#9 in overall quality

University of Idaho did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. University of Idaho is a fairly large school located in Moscow, Idaho that handed out 17 bachelors’s biological engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree biological engineering students whose families make $48-$75k list, U of I has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Idaho is $13,528 for Bachelor’s Degree Biological Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

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Utah State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. USU is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 37 bachelors’s biological engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

USU also took the #11 spot in our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend USU is $13,297 for bachelor’s degree biological engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#10

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

With a ranking of #10, University of Arkansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. UARK is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 24 bachelors’s biological engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK also made our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for UARK is $16,336 for bachelor’s degree biological engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#11

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

Auburn University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #11. Auburn is a large public school situated in Auburn, Alabama. It awarded 30 bachelors’s biological engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Auburn is $24,079 for bachelor’s degree biological engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Biological Engineering at Auburn University

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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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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.

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