2024 Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Biomedical Engineering is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #27 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 112 doctor's degrees in biomedical engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Biomedical Engineering School for Your Doctor's Degree

The bio engineering doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality bio engineering program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to biomedical engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of biomedical engineering students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for biomedical engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized biomedical engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Biomedical Engineering Schools

The bio engineering 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 the Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Biomedical Engineering in the New England Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in biomedical engineering.

10 Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in Bio Engineering

1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

36 Annual Graduates

$106,710 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Massachusetts Institute of Technology if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in biomedical engineering. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Students who graduate with their doctorate from the bio engineering program state that they receive average early career income of $106,710.

More information about a doctorate in biomedical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2

Brown University
Providence, RI

7 Annual Graduates

Brown University is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in biomedical engineering. Brown is a large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Providence.More information about a doctorate in biomedical engineering from Brown University

3

Tufts University
Medford, MA

10 Annual Graduates

Tufts University is a great choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in biomedical engineering. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in biomedical engineering from Tufts University

4

Boston University
Boston, MA

20 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in biomedical engineering needs to look into Boston University. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in biomedical engineering from Boston University

5

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

11 Annual Graduates

UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Storrs.More information about a doctorate in biomedical engineering from University of Connecticut

6

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA

3 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in biomedical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute

7

University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Lowell, MA

14 Annual Graduates

UMass Lowell is a large public university located in the large suburb of Lowell.More information about a doctorate in biomedical engineering from University of Massachusetts - Lowell

8

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Amherst.More information about a doctorate in biomedical engineering from University of Massachusetts Amherst

9

University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in biomedical engineering from University of Vermont

10

University of Maine
Orono, ME

2 Annual Graduates

UMaine is a large public university located in the small suburb of Orono.More information about a doctorate in biomedical engineering from University of Maine

Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best biomedical engineering schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	153	83
Connecticut	93	20
Rhode Island	78	7
Maine	46	2
Vermont	30	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Bio Engineering

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

Bio Engineering Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering	112

Most Popular Majors Related to Bio Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	144
Mechanical Engineering	112
Chemical Engineering	76
Materials Engineering	49
Computer Engineering	47
Civil Engineering	46
Engineering Science	41
General Engineering	24
Environmental Engineering	23
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	19

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.