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

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 6 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of biomedical engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 62 doctor's degrees in biomedical engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

The bio engineering doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering in Pennsylvania 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. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

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 Pennsylvania

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

1

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

17 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in biomedical engineering has to check out University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. Pitt is a very large public university located in the city of Pittsburgh. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in biomedical engineering in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 17 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in biomedical engineering from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

2

Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

16 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Drexel University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in biomedical engineering. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for doctor's degrees in biomedical engineering in Pennsylvania.

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

More information about a doctorate in biomedical engineering from Drexel University

3

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

15 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Pennsylvania is a popular decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in biomedical engineering. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in biomedical engineering in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 15 biomedical engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in biomedical engineering from University of Pennsylvania

4

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

10 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Carnegie Mellon University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in biomedical engineering. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in biomedical engineering in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 10 biomedical engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in biomedical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University

5

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#6 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Temple is a very large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #6 in quality for doctor's degrees in biomedical engineering in Pennsylvania.

There were about 3 biomedical engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in biomedical engineering from Temple University

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Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Bethlehem. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in biomedical engineering in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 1 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Lehigh in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in biomedical engineering from Lehigh 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
Maryland	114	35
New Jersey	113	12
District of Columbia	81	1
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	93
Chemical Engineering	64
Mechanical Engineering	60
General Engineering	32
Civil Engineering	27
Materials Engineering	25
Robotics Engineering	15
Industrial Engineering	11
Computer Engineering	7
Environmental Engineering	4

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.