2025 Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Ranked #24 in popularity, bioengineering & biomedical engineering is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 93 doctor's degrees in bioengineering & biomedical engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on bioengineering & biomedical engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other bioengineering & biomedical engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized bioengineering & biomedical engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for bioengineering & biomedical 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 Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering in Massachusetts

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in bioengineering & biomedical engineering.

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Doctorate in Bioengineering

1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

46 Annual Graduates

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in bioengineering & biomedical engineering. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in bioengineering & biomedical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2

Boston University
Boston, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in bioengineering & biomedical engineering needs to take a look at Boston University. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston.More information about a doctorate in bioengineering & biomedical engineering from Boston University

Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	138	20
Rhode Island	119	7
Maine	53	2
Vermont	33	0

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Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 0 majors within the Biomedical Engineering area of study, Bioengineering & Biomedical 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 UC Davis College of Engineering. More about our data sources and methodologies.