2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in District of Columbia

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In 2019-2020, 12,258 people earned their degree in biomedical engineering, making the major the 75th most popular in the United States. 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 District of Columbia, there were 120 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $26,250 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biomedical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biomedical engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the biomedical engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s bio engineering degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

GWU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at GWU

#2

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #2 spot on the list. Catholic University of America is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Catholic University of America are $50,340.

Full Catholic University of America Biomedical Engineering Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $75-$110k)

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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