2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering in District of Columbia

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.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the most popular for biomedical engineering students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 6 doctor's degrees in biomedical engineering to qualified students.

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More Ways to Rank Biomedical Engineering Schools

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. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for biomedical engineering.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Biomedical Engineering in District of Columbia

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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Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Catholic University of America if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in biomedical engineering. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in biomedical engineering in District of Columbia. More information about a doctorate in biomedical engineering from Catholic University of America

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George Washington University
Washington, DC

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in biomedical engineering has to look into George Washington University. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in biomedical engineering in District of Columbia. More information about a doctorate in biomedical engineering from George Washington University

Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	183	86
Pennsylvania	176	67
Maryland	114	35
New Jersey	113	12
Delaware	43	9

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Rankings in Majors Related to Bio Engineering

One of 40 majors within the Engineering area of study, Biomedical Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Bio Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	14
Mechanical Engineering	13
Systems Engineering	7
Computer Engineering	6
Civil Engineering	5

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.