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2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

5 Ranked Colleges
70 Degrees Awarded
$32,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering is the 63rd most popular major in the country with 12,258 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 574 bioengineering and biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 70 bioengineering and biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in bioengineering and biomedical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great bioengineering and biomedical 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 bioengineering and biomedical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The bioengineering 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 Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 15 doctorate’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562.

Full WUSTL Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 12 doctorate’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #3 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s bioengineering degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948.

Full Iowa State University Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s bioengineering degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Iowa

#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s bioengineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at University of Kansas

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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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