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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering in the Southwest Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region

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Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering is the 62nd most popular major in the country with 13,222 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,302 bioengineering & biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 284 bioengineering & biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,505 and $37,295 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered a degree in bioengineering & biomedical engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in bioengineering & biomedical engineering.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 20 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering in the Southwest Region

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 33 masters’s bioengineering degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Rice University

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Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified masters’s bioengineering students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at UT Dallas

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s bioengineering students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at UNM

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 19 masters’s bioengineering degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington

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LeTourneau University
Longview, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LeTourneau University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region list. LETU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Longview, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at LeTourneau University

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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 51 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 6 masters’s bioengineering degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UTEP Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 32 masters’s bioengineering degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M College Station

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

University of Houston ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s bioengineering students in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at UH

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The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s bioengineering students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at UTSA

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University of North Texas landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 20 masters’s bioengineering degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at University of North Texas

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s bioengineering degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Texas Tech Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UTHealth is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 5 masters’s bioengineering degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 22 masters’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at University of Arizona

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With a ranking of #15, Baylor University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Baylor is a large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 0 masters’s bioengineering degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Full Baylor University Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s bioengineering students in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 4 masters’s bioengineering degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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University of Central Oklahoma ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s bioengineering degrees to 17 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at University of Central Oklahoma

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s bioengineering students in 2021-2022.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.

Full UT Health San Antonio Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report

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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s bioengineering degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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