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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

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1,726 Degrees Awarded
$18,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,429 bioengineering and biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,726 bioengineering and biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 30 colleges that offer 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the bioengineering and biomedical engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Duke University is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 89 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duke, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Duke University is $18,375 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, 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. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Duke Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

#2

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 30 schools in the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 53 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s bioengineering students in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,890 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Vanderbilt.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 88 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,685 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UF.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at UF

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school handed out 246 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s bioengineering students in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech also made our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Georgia Tech is $17,846 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioengineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Georgia Tech Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

#15 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Florida International University is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 80 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, FIU has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florida International University is $13,821 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioengineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Florida International University

#6

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 63 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Chapel Hill, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNC Chapel Hill is $18,354 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

#7

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, North Carolina State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 128 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $19,541 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioengineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend North Carolina State University.

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

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at NC State

#8

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana
#18 in overall quality

Louisiana Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #8. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school situated in Ruston, Louisiana. It awarded 28 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana Tech also made our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #18. It costs about $14,574 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Louisiana Tech University.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University

#9

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #9. University of Virginia is a large public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 89 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Virginia, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $21,646 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, 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 97%.

Full University of Virginia Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

#10

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida
#24 in overall quality

Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #10. Florida Gulf Coast University is located in Fort Myers, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

FGCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend FGCU is $15,776 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioengineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full FGCU Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

#11

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#23 in overall quality

West Virginia University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school awarded 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s bioengineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WVU, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend West Virginia University is $16,189 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#12

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#7 in overall quality

Clemson University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 117 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s bioengineering students in 2019-2020.

Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $22,937 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Clemson.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#13

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina

North Carolina A & T State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #13. NC A&T is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 18 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend NC A&T is $15,941 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 1 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $14,214 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioengineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend USF Tampa.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at University of South Florida - Main Campus

#15

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#17 in overall quality

University of Arkansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #15. University of Arkansas is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 81 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Arkansas is $18,927 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioengineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

Full UARK Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

#16

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky
#16 in overall quality

With a ranking of #16, University of Louisville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s bioengineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofL, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $20,569 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioengineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Louisville.

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#17

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi

University of Mississippi did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #17. University of Mississippi is located in University, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for University of Mississippi is $19,539 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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#18

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#11 in overall quality

George Mason University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s bioengineering degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.

GMU also made our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. It costs about $23,266 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioengineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend George Mason University.

The low student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full George Mason University Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

#18

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee
#25 in overall quality

University of Memphis landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of Memphis is a large public school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 41 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UofM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Memphis is $18,061 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full UofM Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

#20

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#10 in overall quality

University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #20. UofSC is a large school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 40 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia is $22,382 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioengineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UofSC Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

#21

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#20 in overall quality

Mississippi State University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Mississippi State University is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 73 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

Mississippi State also took the #20 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi State University is $19,558 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering 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 full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Mississippi State

#12 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Louisiana State University is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 61 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana State University, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Louisiana State University is $20,965 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Louisiana State University Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

#23

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
#21 in overall quality

Harding University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Harding University is located in Searcy, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

Harding not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $21,923 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Harding.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Harding Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

University of Alabama at Birmingham came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s bioengineering degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $19,455 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioengineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at UAB

#13 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bioengineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. UT Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 37 bachelors’s bioengineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also took the #13 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT Knoxville is $24,901 for southeast region bachelor’s degree bioengineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at UT Knoxville

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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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