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2025 Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in Wisconsin

4 Colleges in Wisconsin
314 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
$68,999 Avg Early-Career Salary
Biomedical Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #71 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 314 degrees in biomedical engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Biomedical Engineering School

Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in Wisconsin Your choice of biomedical engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Biomedical Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Biomedical Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Bio Engineering
Master's Degrees in Bio Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Bio Engineering

The bio engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in Wisconsin. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Biomedical Engineering in Wisconsin

The schools below may not offer all types of bio engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Wisconsin Schools in Bio Engineering

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
170 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
$74,303 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in biomedical engineering has to take a look at University of Wisconsin - Madison. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were roughly 170 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year. Those biomedical engineering students who get their degree from University of Wisconsin - Madison make $5,304 more than the standard bio engineering student.

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2
Marquette crest
Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
88 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
$73,526 Median Starting Salary

Marquette University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in biomedical engineering. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Milwaukee. A Best Colleges rank of #114 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Marquette is a great university overall.

There were roughly 88 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Marquette in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the biomedical engineering degree program at Marquette University earn $4,527 above the typical college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$70,090 Median Starting Salary
$53,000 Median Student Debt

Any student who is interested in biomedical engineering needs to check out Milwaukee School of Engineering. MSOE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee. This school ranks 33rd out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were about 29 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at MSOE in the most recent data year. After graduation, bio engineering degree recipients typically earn around $70,090 in the first five years of their career.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$50,472 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee if you want to pursue a degree in biomedical engineering. UWM is a fairly large public university located in the city of Milwaukee. This university ranks 23rd out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were roughly 26 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UWM in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the bio engineering program state that they receive average early career income of $50,472.

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Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 424
Ohio 314 529
Illinois 304 369
Indiana 294 282

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Biomedical Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Bio Engineering Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering 314

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 896
Electrical Engineering 433
Civil Engineering 358
Computer Engineering 298
Industrial Engineering 233
General Engineering 184
Chemical Engineering 164
Materials Engineering 98
Agricultural Engineering 79
Environmental Engineering 68

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