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2025 Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in Illinois

6 Colleges in Illinois
409 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
$68,999 Avg Early-Career Salary
Biomedical Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #71 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 6 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of biomedical engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 409 degrees in biomedical engineering during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Biomedical Engineering School

Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in Illinois The bio engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Biomedical Engineering rankings. We derive our Best Overall Biomedical Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Biomedical Engineering Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Bio Engineering
Master's Degrees in Bio Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Bio Engineering

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Biomedical Engineering in Illinois

The schools below may not offer all types of bio engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Illinois Schools in Bio Engineering

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
103 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
13.6% Growth in Graduates

Northwestern University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in biomedical engineering. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were roughly 103 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year. Biomedical Engineering degree recipients from Northwestern University get an earnings boost of around $4,935 above the average earnings of biomedical engineering majors.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
120 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
20.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in biomedical engineering. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 120 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the biomedical engineering degree program at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign make $2,486 more than the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
116 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
0.9% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Illinois at Chicago if you want to pursue a degree in biomedical engineering. UIC is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Chicago. This university ranks 10th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 116 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the bio engineering program earn about $55,011 in the first couple years of their career.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
52 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
$48,572 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Illinois Institute of Technology if you want to pursue a degree in biomedical engineering. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. This school ranks 23rd out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 52 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Illinois Tech in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the bio engineering program earn around $48,572 in their early career salary.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In IL
25.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Loyola Chicago is a great university overall.

There were roughly 8 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In IL

NIU is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Dekalb. This university ranks 20th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 7 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at NIU in the most recent data year.

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Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 424
Ohio 314 529
Indiana 294 282
Wisconsin 273 327

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One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Biomedical Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Bio Engineering Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering 409

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 1,248
Electrical Engineering 815
Civil Engineering 707
Computer Engineering 639
Chemical Engineering 449
General Engineering 435
Industrial Engineering 365
Materials Engineering 214
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 196
Agricultural Engineering 142

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