2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering in Illinois

Ranked #28 in popularity, biomedical engineering is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of biomedical engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 48 doctor's degrees in biomedical engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Biomedical Engineering School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in bio engineering matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering in Illinois ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of biomedical engineering students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for biomedical engineering.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Biomedical Engineering in Illinois

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in biomedical engineering.

Most Well Attended Schools for Bio Engineering Students Working on Their Doctorate

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Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

16 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in biomedical engineering has to take a look at Northwestern University. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in biomedical engineering in Illinois.

There were about 16 biomedical engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in biomedical engineering from Northwestern University

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University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

16 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Illinois at Chicago if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in biomedical engineering. UIC is a very large public university located in the city of Chicago. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in biomedical engineering in Illinois.

There were approximately 16 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in biomedical engineering from University of Illinois at Chicago

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

11 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in biomedical engineering. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in biomedical engineering in Illinois.

There were roughly 11 biomedical engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in biomedical engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in biomedical engineering has to check out Illinois Institute of Technology. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in biomedical engineering in Illinois.

There were about 5 biomedical engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Illinois Tech in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in biomedical engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology

Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	149	22
Ohio	144	37
Indiana	130	11
Wisconsin	104	11

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Biomedical Engineering Related Rankings by Major

Biomedical Engineering is one of 40 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Bio Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	106
Mechanical Engineering	90
Materials Engineering	62
Civil Engineering	60
Chemical Engineering	54
Industrial Engineering	19
Computer Engineering	13
Environmental Engineering	13
Nuclear Engineering	11
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	9

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to UC Davis College of Engineering. More about our data sources and methodologies.