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2025 Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

33 Colleges in the Southeast Region
2,743 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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 33 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for biomedical engineering students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 2,743 degrees in biomedical engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Biomedical Engineering School

Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Southeast 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. 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.

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

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. 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 the Southeast Region

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.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Bio Engineering

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Duke University
Durham, NC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
202 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
$74,690 Median Starting Salary

Duke University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in biomedical engineering. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were approximately 202 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the biomedical engineering major at Duke University make $5,691 above the average college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
388 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
16.8% Growth in Graduates

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in biomedical engineering. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.

There were roughly 388 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent data year. Biomedical Engineering degree recipients from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus get an earnings boost of about $8,703 above the average earnings of biomedical engineering majors.

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
75 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
10.7% Growth in Graduates

Vanderbilt University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in biomedical engineering. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were roughly 75 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the bio engineering program make an average of $63,402 in the first couple years of their career.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
149 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
$74,016 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat North Carolina State University if you wish to pursue a degree in biomedical engineering. NC State is a very large public university located in the city of Raleigh. A Best Colleges rank of #122 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.

There were about 149 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available. Those biomedical engineering students who get their degree from North Carolina State University earn $5,017 more than the standard bio engineering graduate.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
161 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
11.2% Growth in Graduates

Located in the medium-sized suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #35 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.

There were approximately 161 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the bio engineering program earn about $66,823 in their early career salary.

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Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
175 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
4.6% Growth in Graduates

Clemson is a very large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Clemson. This university ranks 2nd out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were roughly 175 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the bio engineering program state that they receive average early career wages of $68,560.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
155 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
39.4% Growth in Graduates

UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Chapel Hill. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.

There were about 155 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill 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 wages of $70,561.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In VA
54 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded

Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.

There were about 54 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
144 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
$60,524 Median Starting Salary

Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.

There were about 144 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, bio engineering degree recipients typically earn around $60,524 at the beginning of their careers.

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
99 Bio Engineering Degrees Awarded
1.0% Growth in Graduates

U Miami is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Coral Gables. This university ranks 6th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were roughly 99 biomedical engineering students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, bio engineering degree recipients generally earn around $67,405 in the first five years of their career.

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Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 352
Florida 282 523
North Carolina 279 532
Virginia 274 269
Tennessee 269 174
South Carolina 248 202
Kentucky 244 60
Louisiana 242 149
Mississippi 234 105
Arkansas 234 83
Alabama 233 49
West Virginia 207 42

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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 2,743

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 8,869
Electrical Engineering 4,942
Civil Engineering 4,410
Computer Engineering 3,378
General Engineering 2,804
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 2,488
Industrial Engineering 2,386
Chemical Engineering 2,289
Systems Engineering 871
Materials Engineering 680

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