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2023 Best Biological Engineering Schools

11 Colleges
$53,766 Avg Salary
$20,584 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biological Engineering School for You

Biological Engineering is the #270 most popular major in the country with 80 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Biological Engineering Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Biological Engineering Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Biological Engineering Colleges.

Top 10 Best Biological Engineering Schools

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our analysis found Carnegie Mellon University to be the best school for biological engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Out of the 11 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Biological Engineering Schools list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado School of Mines. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Biological Engineering Schools list. Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.

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#5

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

The excellent programs at Auburn University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological engineering schools in the United States. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological Engineering Schools ranking. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

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#7

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

With a ranking of #7, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological engineering students. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best biological engineering programs. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological Engineering Schools ranking. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

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#10

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for biological engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a large student population.

Full Biological Engineering at University of Idaho Report

Biological Engineering by Region

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One of 39 majors within the area of study, biological engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Jun Seita.

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