2025 Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia

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 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 31 doctor's degrees in biomedical engineering during the 2021-2022 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

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 complete 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

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Biomedical Engineering in Virginia

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

Top Virginia Schools for a Doctorate in Bio Engineering

1

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

5 Annual Graduates

Virginia Tech is a good option for students interested in a doctor's degree in biomedical engineering. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.More information about a doctorate in biomedical engineering from Virginia Tech

2

University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

17 Annual Graduates

University of Virginia - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in biomedical engineering. University of Virginia is a fairly large public university located in the midsize suburb of Charlottesville.More information about a doctorate in biomedical engineering from University of Virginia - Main Campus

Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	138	38
Georgia	126	64
North Carolina	115	53
Mississippi	113	1
Louisiana	103	9
Tennessee	102	24
Alabama	98	4
South Carolina	91	16
Kentucky	87	3

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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	31

Most Popular Majors Related to Bio Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	69
Civil Engineering	53
General Engineering	41
Mechanical Engineering	24
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	20
Chemical Engineering	20
Other Engineering	20
Materials Engineering	18
Systems Engineering	17
Computer Engineering	14

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.