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2023 Most Well Attended Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s

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Most Well Attended Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 12,811 people earned their degree in biomedical engineering, making the major the 71st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, biomedical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $59,445 and had an average of $22,702 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,324 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,486 and $21,662 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 889 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in biomedical engineering. To top this list, a school must have a successful biomedical engineering program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s

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

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Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 149 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M College Station

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s bio engineering degrees to 115 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, 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 86%.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe

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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 #3 for the Most Well Attended Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. The University of Texas at Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 114 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, 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 90%.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at UT Dallas

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 113 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at UT Austin

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s bio engineering degrees to 62 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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 The University of Texas at Arlington Biomedical Engineering Report

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

Rice University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s bio engineering degrees to 56 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Rice Biomedical Engineering Report

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University of North Texas landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 52 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s bio engineering students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at University of North Texas

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

With a ranking of #7, University of Houston did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s bio engineering degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UH Biomedical Engineering Report

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s bio engineering degrees to 48 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, 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 87%.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at University of Oklahoma

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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full University of Arizona Biomedical Engineering Report

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Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona

Grand Canyon University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s bio engineering degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 Grand Canyon University Biomedical Engineering Report

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LeTourneau University
Longview, Texas

LeTourneau University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Longview, Texas, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at LeTourneau University

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Oral Roberts University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. ORU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full ORU Biomedical Engineering Report

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University of Central Oklahoma ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Bio Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Central Oklahoma is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 4 bachelors’s bio engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Biomedical Engineering at UCO

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