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2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

10 Ranked Colleges
140 Degrees Awarded
$24,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Biomedical Engineering is the 75th most popular major in the country with 12,258 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, biomedical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $58,234 and had an average of $23,170 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 574 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,500 and $22,909 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 140 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in biomedical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biomedical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the biomedical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #1 spot on the list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s bio engineering degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at WUSTL

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified masters’s bio engineering students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 36 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948.

Full Iowa State Biomedical Engineering Report

#4

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Saint Cloud State University is a public institution located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Cloud State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Cloud State University are $12,904, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full St. Cloud State University Biomedical Engineering Report

#5

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 7 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree bio engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, UND has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at UND

North Dakota State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s bio engineering degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#4 in overall quality

University of Iowa came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 11 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at Iowa

#8

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Wichita State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s bio engineering degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WSU, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Wichita State University

#9

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

University of Kansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s bio engineering students in 2019-2020.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007.

Full University of Kansas Biomedical Engineering Report

#7 in overall quality

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Rapid City, South Dakota, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s bio engineering students in 2019-2020.

SD Mines also took the #7 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology are $19,250, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at SD Mines

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Notes and References

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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