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2024 Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools

149 Colleges in the United States
8,517 Bachelor's Degrees
$54,844 Avg Early-Career Salary
a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #60 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 149 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 8,517 bachelor's degrees in biomedical engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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

Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools Your choice of biomedical engineering for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality bio engineering program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for biomedical engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Biomedical Engineering in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

22 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Bio Engineering

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Duke University
Durham, NC
93 Annual Graduates
$67,573 Median Starting Salary
$13,894 Median Student Debt

Duke University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham.

Those biomedical engineering students who get their bachelor's degree from Duke University make $12,729 more than the typical bio engineering graduate.

More information about a bachelor’s in biomedical engineering from Duke University

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
45 Annual Graduates
$72,773 Median Starting Salary
$15,593 Median Student Debt

It is hard to beat University of Pennsylvania if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.

Those biomedical engineering students who get their bachelor's degree from University of Pennsylvania make $17,929 more than the average bio engineering grad.

More information about a bachelor’s in biomedical engineering from University of Pennsylvania

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61 Annual Graduates
$68,716 Median Starting Salary
$21,250 Median Student Debt

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering needs to look into Washington University in St Louis. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Biomedical Engineering bachelor's degree recipients from Washington University in St Louis receive an earnings boost of about $13,872 above the average income of biomedical engineering majors.

More information about a bachelor’s in biomedical engineering from Washington University in St Louis

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252 Annual Graduates
$67,345 Median Starting Salary
$22,750 Median Student Debt

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering needs to take a look at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Biomedical Engineering bachelor's degree recipients from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus get an earnings boost of about $12,501 over the average earnings of biomedical engineering graduates.

More information about a bachelor’s in biomedical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

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149 Annual Graduates
$68,154 Median Starting Salary
$19,500 Median Student Debt

Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the midsize city of College Station.

Bachelor's recipients from the biomedical engineering program at Texas A&M University - College Station earn $13,310 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

More information about a bachelor’s in biomedical engineering from Texas A&M University - College Station

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49 Annual Graduates
$46,651 Median Starting Salary
$13,000 Median Student Debt

MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

After graduating, bio engineering bachelor's recipients usually make about $46,651 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in biomedical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Rice University
Houston, TX
56 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biomedical engineering from Rice University

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130 Annual Graduates
$63,620 Median Starting Salary
$20,492 Median Student Debt

UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the city of Madison.

Biomedical Engineering bachelor's degree recipients from University of Wisconsin - Madison receive an earnings boost of around $8,776 above the typical earnings of biomedical engineering graduates.

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46 Annual Graduates
$60,519 Median Starting Salary
$17,063 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Those biomedical engineering students who get their bachelor's degree from Northwestern University earn $5,675 more than the average bio engineering grad.

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
46 Annual Graduates
$58,939 Median Starting Salary
$19,500 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the biomedical engineering major at Vanderbilt University get $4,095 above the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a bachelor’s in biomedical engineering from Vanderbilt University

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119 Annual Graduates
$18,400 Median Student Debt

Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biomedical engineering from University of Virginia - Main Campus

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54 Annual Graduates

Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh.More information about a bachelor’s in biomedical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University

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113 Annual Graduates
$69,298 Median Starting Salary
$21,071 Median Student Debt

UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the city of Austin.

Those biomedical engineering students who get their bachelor's degree from The University of Texas at Austin make $14,454 more than the typical bio engineering grad.

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54 Annual Graduates
$74,716 Median Starting Salary
$16,850 Median Student Debt

UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign.

Those biomedical engineering students who get their bachelor's degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign receive $19,872 more than the average bio engineering graduate.

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

15
101 Annual Graduates
$60,434 Median Starting Salary
$23,250 Median Student Debt

Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the biomedical engineering degree program at Case Western Reserve University get $5,590 more than the typical college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a bachelor’s in biomedical engineering from Case Western Reserve University

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Stanford University
Stanford, CA
24 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biomedical engineering from Stanford University

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74 Annual Graduates
$53,160 Median Starting Salary
$14,500 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

After graduating, bio engineering bachelor's recipients usually make around $53,160 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in biomedical engineering from University of Southern California

18
90 Annual Graduates
$62,226 Median Starting Salary
$19,500 Median Student Debt

Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the biomedical engineering major at Purdue University - Main Campus get $7,382 more than the typical college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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107 Annual Graduates
$53,573 Median Starting Salary
$14,896 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the bio engineering program make an average of $53,573 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a bachelor’s in biomedical engineering from University of California - Berkeley

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Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
14 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biomedical engineering from Dartmouth College

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Tufts University
Medford, MA
34 Annual Graduates
$15,500 Median Student Debt

Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biomedical engineering from Tufts University

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
9 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biomedical engineering from Harvard University

Rest of the Top Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Biomedical Engineering students that almost earned our Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
26 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY
27 Boston University Boston, MA
28 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
29 Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ
23 University of California - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
24 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
25 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA

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One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Biomedical Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Bio Engineering Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering 8,517

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 36,809
Electrical Engineering 17,320
Civil Engineering 15,193
Computer Engineering 12,194
Chemical Engineering 10,172
Industrial Engineering 5,876
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 5,581
General Engineering 2,652
Environmental Engineering 1,799
Materials Engineering 1,519

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