2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in Alabama

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 Alabama, there were 43 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $27,000 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,644 and $113,063 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biomedical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the biomedical engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in Alabama

#1

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$19,188 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #1 spot on the list. UAB is a large school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 3 doctorate’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UAB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama at Birmingham are $19,188, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at UAB

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $48-$75k)

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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