2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

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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 District of Columbia, there were 120 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $26,250 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 32 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia master’s degree bio engineering students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering in District of Columbia (With Aid)

#1

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 Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #1 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s bio engineering degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

CUA also made our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at CUA are $50,340, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Catholic University of America

#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid list. George Washington University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.

GWU also made our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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