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

If you plan on getting your master's degree in biomedical engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #56 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of biomedical engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 98 master's degrees in biomedical engineering to qualified students.

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

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in bio engineering matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering in Illinois ranking is to help you make that choice.

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 Master’s Students to Study Biomedical Engineering in Illinois

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Bio Engineering Students Working on Their Master's

1

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

39 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Northwestern University is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in biomedical engineering. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in biomedical engineering in Illinois.

There were about 39 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in biomedical engineering from Northwestern University

2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

30 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a popular decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in biomedical engineering. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in biomedical engineering in Illinois.

There were approximately 30 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in biomedical engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

3

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

26 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Illinois at Chicago is a popular decision for students interested in a master's degree in biomedical engineering. UIC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Chicago. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in biomedical engineering in Illinois.

There were about 26 biomedical engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in biomedical engineering from University of Illinois at Chicago

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Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Illinois Institute of Technology is a popular choice for students interested in a master's degree in biomedical engineering. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in biomedical engineering in Illinois.

There were about 3 biomedical engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Illinois Tech in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in biomedical engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology

5

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public university with a large student population. More information about a master’s in biomedical engineering from Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	203	138
Ohio	195	89
Indiana	181	32
Wisconsin	166	53

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Biomedical Engineering Related Rankings by Major

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	419
Civil Engineering	322
Mechanical Engineering	281
Other Engineering	132
Industrial Engineering	129
Chemical Engineering	81
Operations Research	66
Computer Engineering	62
Materials Engineering	45
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	35

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.