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2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

10 Ranked Colleges
233 Degrees Awarded
$42,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master's in the New England Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 the New England region, there were 1,101 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,125 and $24,024 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 233 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree 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 Master’s in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree bio engineering students.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering in the New England Region

#1

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WPI also took the #5 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are $29,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

#2

University of New Haven

West Haven, Connecticut
#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Haven. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in West Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 17 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of New Haven, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Haven are $17,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. UMaine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 3 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMaine, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at University of Maine

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a fairly large school located in Lowell, Massachusetts that handed out 9 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Lowell are $26,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Massachusetts - Lowell Biomedical Engineering Report

#5

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 18 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN also took the #7 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at University of Connecticut

#6

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

Harvard University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s bio engineering students in 2019-2020.

Harvard also made our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654.

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#7

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #7, Tufts University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Medford, Massachusetts 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 31 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tufts, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at Tufts

#8

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s bio engineering students in 2019-2020.

MIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MIT are $56,719, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full MIT Biomedical Engineering Report

#9

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

Boston University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. Boston U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 64 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree bio engineering students list, Boston U has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666.

Full Boston University Biomedical Engineering Report

#10

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

With a ranking of #10, Brown University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Bio Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified masters’s bio engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brown, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363.

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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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