by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Biomedical Engineering is the 71st most popular major in the country with 13,222 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , biomedical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $59,390 and had an average of $24,876 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,302 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,486 and $20,464 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 875 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in biomedical engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in biomedical engineering.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LeTourneau University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region. LETU is a small school located in Longview, Texas that handed out 6 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region. UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 99 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 145 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station Biomedical Engineering Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region. University of Oklahoma is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 54 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Biomedical Engineering Report
Oral Roberts University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. ORU is a medium-sized school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 3 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
The University of Texas at Austin landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 118 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 135 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Arizona State University - Tempe Biomedical Engineering Report
The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio
University of North Texas landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of North Texas is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of North Texas Biomedical Engineering Report
University of Houston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Biomedical Engineering at University of Houston
The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 53 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 46 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s bio engineering students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at University of Arizona
University of Central Oklahoma ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Central Oklahoma is a fairly large school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 17 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at University of Central Oklahoma
With a ranking of #15, Grand Canyon University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s bio engineering students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Biomedical Engineering at Grand Canyon University
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