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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biological Engineering (Income $75-$110k)

11 Ranked Colleges
300 Degrees Awarded
$18,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the biological engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biological Engineering (Income $75-$110k)

#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 $75-$110k list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biological engineering students in 2019-2020.

UF also made our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend University of Florida is $12,685 for Bachelor’s Degree Biological Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Florida Biological Engineering Report

#2

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oakland University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k. Oakland University is a public institution located in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Oakland also made our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Oakland is $15,424 for bachelor’s degree biological engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Oakland Biological Engineering Report

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 48 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biological engineering students in 2019-2020.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UGA is $17,105 for Bachelor’s Degree Biological Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.

Full UGA Biological Engineering Report

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s biological engineering degrees to qualified students.

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 $20,200 for Bachelor’s Degree Biological Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Biological Engineering at University of Arizona

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #5 spot on the list. University of California - San Diego is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD also took the #1 spot in our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCSD is $20,205 for Bachelor’s Degree Biological Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

Read more about Biological Engineering at University of California - San Diego

University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s biological engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $19,595 for bachelor’s degree biological engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Missouri - Columbia.

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.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia Biological Engineering Report

With a ranking of #7, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $19,663 for Bachelor’s Degree Biological Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Biological Engineering at UNL

#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 $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #8. U of I is a fairly large public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 17 bachelors’s biological engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I also made our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for U of I is $17,509 for bachelor’s degree biological engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full U of I Biological Engineering Report

Utah State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological engineering degrees to 37 students in 2019-2020.

USU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for USU is $16,895 for bachelor’s degree biological engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Utah State University Biological Engineering Report

#10

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

University of Arkansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s biological engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UARK is $18,927 for Bachelor’s Degree Biological Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Biological Engineering at UARK

#11

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

Auburn University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Auburn, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological engineering degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Auburn, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Auburn is $26,518 for bachelor’s degree biological engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

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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