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2025 Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

33 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
2,978 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
$68,999 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in biomedical engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #71 out of 395 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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 33 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for biomedical engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,978 degrees in biomedical engineering annually.

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Choosing a Great Biomedical Engineering School

Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region The bio engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Biomedical Engineering rankings. For our Best Overall Biomedical Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Biomedical Engineering 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 the Middle Atlantic Region. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Biomedical Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the bio engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Bio Engineering

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
370 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
21.6% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Johns Hopkins University if you want to pursue a degree in biomedical engineering. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were roughly 370 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the biomedical engineering program at Johns Hopkins University get $13,553 more than the average college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
189 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
12.2% Growth in Graduates

Columbia University in the City of New York is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in biomedical engineering. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were approximately 189 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the bio engineering program make an average of $64,264 in the first couple years of working.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
138 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
$78,515 Median Starting Salary

Cornell University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in biomedical engineering. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were about 138 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available. Biomedical Engineering degree recipients from Cornell University receive an earnings boost of about $9,516 over the average earnings of biomedical engineering graduates.

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
121 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
$91,159 Median Starting Salary

University of Pennsylvania is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in biomedical engineering. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were about 121 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available. Those biomedical engineering students who get their degree from University of Pennsylvania earn $22,160 more than the typical bio engineering grad.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
98 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
$74,427 Median Starting Salary

RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy. A Best Colleges rank of #64 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means RPI is a great school overall.

There were about 98 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at RPI in the most recent data year. Biomedical Engineering degree recipients from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute receive an earnings boost of around $5,428 over the typical income of biomedical engineering majors.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
134 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
29.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.

There were approximately 134 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent data year. Those biomedical engineering students who get their degree from Carnegie Mellon University make $6,084 more than the typical bio engineering graduate.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
103 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
48.5% Growth in Graduates

Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken. This school ranks 3rd out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were about 103 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Stevens in the most recent year we have data available. Biomedical Engineering degree recipients from Stevens Institute of Technology get an earnings boost of around $4,455 over the average income of biomedical engineering majors.

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Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
58 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
20.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Lehigh is a great university overall.

There were approximately 58 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Lehigh in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the biomedical engineering program at Lehigh University make $3,441 more than the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
146 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
3.4% Growth in Graduates

Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.

There were about 146 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the bio engineering program report average early career income of $62,097.

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New York University
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In NY
6.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were about 30 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best biomedical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 778
New York 333 1,119
Maryland 279 306
New Jersey 273 407
District of Columbia 188 106
Delaware 175 60

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

Bio Engineering Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering 2,978

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 6,997
Electrical Engineering 4,644
Civil Engineering 3,219
Chemical Engineering 2,478
Computer Engineering 2,251
General Engineering 1,767
Industrial Engineering 1,121
Systems Engineering 1,012
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 890
Operations Research 852

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