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2022 Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

11 Ranked Colleges
300 Degrees Awarded
$14,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Getting Aid

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 “Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Biological Engineering is the 288th most popular major in the country with 365 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Getting Aid” 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biological Engineering (With Aid)

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Florida is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s biological engineering degrees to qualified students.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UF is $6,302 for bachelor’s degree biological engineering students with aid.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Full UF Biological Engineering Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. 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 made our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $14,232 for Bachelor’s Degree Biological Engineering students with aid per year to attend University of California - San Diego.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Biological Engineering at UCSD

#3

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s biological engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Oakland did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Oakland University is $11,802 for bachelor’s degree biological engineering students with aid.

Read full report on Biological Engineering at Oakland

#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 Getting Aid 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 yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,016 for bachelor’s degree biological engineering students with aid.

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

Read more about Biological Engineering at University of Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s biological engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took the #4 spot in our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Missouri - Columbia is $16,001 for Bachelor’s Degree Biological Engineering students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Biological Engineering at Mizzou

#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 Getting Aid ranking. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 48 bachelors’s biological engineering degrees 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 $13,649 for bachelor’s degree biological engineering students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read full report on Biological Engineering at University of Georgia

University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s biological engineering degrees to qualified students.

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 UNL is $17,208 for Bachelor’s Degree Biological Engineering students with aid.

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%. 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 more about Biological Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Utah State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. USU is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 37 bachelors’s biological engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

USU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for USU is $13,634 for bachelor’s degree biological engineering students with aid.

Full USU Biological Engineering Report

#9

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#9 in overall quality

University of Idaho ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. U of I is a public institution located in Moscow, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I also took the #9 spot in our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for U of I is $14,132 for Bachelor’s Degree Biological Engineering students with aid.

Read full report on Biological Engineering at U of I

#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 Getting Aid list. University of Arkansas is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 24 bachelors’s biological engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $16,381 for bachelor’s degree biological engineering students with aid per year to attend UARK.

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

With a ranking of #11, Auburn University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Auburn is a large public school situated in Auburn, Alabama. It awarded 30 bachelors’s biological engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Auburn is $24,104 for bachelor’s degree biological engineering students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Read full report on Biological Engineering at Auburn

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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.

Credits

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