A degree in biomedical engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #71 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for biomedical engineering students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 908 degrees in biomedical engineering to qualified students.
Your choice of biomedical engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Biomedical Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in Texas list to help you make the college decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the bio engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in biomedical engineering. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were about 216 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, bio engineering degree recipients generally make around $63,249 at the beginning of their careers.
Rice University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in biomedical engineering. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #48 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Rice is a great university overall.
There were approximately 84 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Rice in the most recent year we have data available. Biomedical Engineering degree recipients from Rice University earn a boost of about $19,308 above the average income of biomedical engineering majors.
Every student who is interested in biomedical engineering has to look into The University of Texas at Austin. UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were roughly 154 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the bio engineering program state that they receive average early career income of $56,045.
It's difficult to beat The University of Texas at Dallas if you want to pursue a degree in biomedical engineering. UT Dallas is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Richardson. A Best Colleges rank of #209 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Dallas is a great university overall.
There were approximately 138 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Dallas in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, bio engineering degree recipients generally make around $58,916 in the first five years of their career.
UH is a very large public university located in the city of Houston. This university ranks 14th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 86 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the bio engineering program earn an average of $48,329 for their early career.
UNT is a fairly large public university located in the city of Denton. This university ranks 13th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 67 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent year we have data available.
UT Arlington is a fairly large public university located in the city of Arlington. This university ranks 12th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 81 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Arlington in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the bio engineering program report average early career earnings of $43,390.
UTSA is a fairly large public university located in the city of San Antonio. This university ranks 23rd out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 47 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UTSA in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the bio engineering program state that they receive average early career wages of $60,587.
LETU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Longview. This university ranks 84th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 6 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at LETU in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
Your choice of biomedical engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Biomedical Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
