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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region

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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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 284 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,505 and $37,295 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 20 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biomedical engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in biomedical engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region

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

Top 20 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering in the Southwest Region

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region. Houston, Texas 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 33 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Rice

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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 #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region. UT Dallas is a large public school situated in Richardson, Texas. It awarded 25 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Full The University of Texas at Dallas Biomedical Engineering Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s bio engineering students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Biomedical Engineering Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Arlington, Texas, this large public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified masters’s bio engineering students 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%.

Full UT Arlington Biomedical Engineering Report

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LeTourneau University
Longview, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LeTourneau University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region. Longview, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s bio engineering degrees to 6 students 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%.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at LeTourneau University

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With a ranking of #6, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 51 masters’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at ASU - Tempe

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The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s bio engineering degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at UTEP

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Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s bio engineering degrees to 32 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, 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 93%.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Biomedical Engineering Report

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

With a ranking of #9, University of Houston did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 24 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, 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 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Houston Biomedical Engineering Report

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The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s bio engineering degrees to 8 students 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

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University of North Texas ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 20 masters’s bio engineering 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%.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at UNT

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 masters’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full Texas Tech Biomedical Engineering Report

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. UTHealth is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 5 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at UTHealth

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 22 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at University of Arizona

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With a ranking of #15, Baylor University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Baylor is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 0 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2021-2022.

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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Baylor

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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 21 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, 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 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UT Austin Biomedical Engineering Report

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 4 masters’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

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University of Central Oklahoma ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. UCO is a fairly large school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 17 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at UCO

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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Southwestern is a small public school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 1 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2021-2022.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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 Texas Southwestern Medical Center Biomedical Engineering Report

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s bio engineering degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at UT Health San Antonio

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