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

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.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the most popular for biomedical engineering students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 15 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. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering in Virginia ranking.

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 Virginia

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

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in biomedical engineering needs to check out Virginia Commonwealth University. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for master's degrees in biomedical engineering in Virginia.

There were approximately 6 biomedical engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent data year.

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

2

University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in biomedical engineering has to look into University of Virginia - Main Campus. University of Virginia is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Charlottesville. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in biomedical engineering in Virginia.

There were approximately 5 biomedical engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in biomedical engineering from University of Virginia - Main Campus

3

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Virginia Tech is a popular option for individuals interested in a master's degree in biomedical engineering. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in biomedical engineering in Virginia.

There were roughly 3 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in biomedical engineering from Virginia Tech

4

George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in biomedical engineering has to look into George Mason University. GMU is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Fairfax. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in biomedical engineering in Virginia.

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

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

Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	206	108
Georgia	186	47
North Carolina	167	84
Tennessee	156	11
Alabama	147	5
South Carolina	141	55
Louisiana	140	8
Kentucky	140	34
Mississippi	120	7

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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
Other Engineering	180
Civil Engineering	160
Computer Engineering	143
General Engineering	114
Electrical Engineering	101
Systems Engineering	84
Industrial Engineering	51
Mechanical Engineering	44
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	29
Chemical Engineering	19

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.