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

If you pursue a doctor's degree in bioengineering & biomedical engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #24 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for bioengineering & biomedical engineering students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 64 doctor's degrees in bioengineering & biomedical engineering to qualified students.

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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 schools for bioengineering & biomedical engineering students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina list to help you make the college decision.

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

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for bioengineering & biomedical engineering students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Doctorate in Bioengineering

1

Duke University
Durham, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

35 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in bioengineering & biomedical engineering needs to take a look at Duke University. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in bioengineering & biomedical engineering from Duke University

2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a good choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in bioengineering & biomedical engineering. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Chapel Hill.More information about a doctorate in bioengineering & biomedical engineering from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	38
Georgia	190	64
Virginia	182	24
Mississippi	154	1
Tennessee	150	24
Louisiana	146	9
Alabama	139	4
South Carolina	135	16
Kentucky	119	3

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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.