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2023 Most Popular Biological Engineering Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Biological Engineering Master's Degree 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.

The Most Popular Biological Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Biological Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Biological Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Carnegie Mellon University the most popular school in the United States for biological engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 46% of the students majoring in biological engineering at the school are women while 54% are male.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biological engineering schools in the United States. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 44% of the biological engineering majors at the school.

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#3

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Out of the 9 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in biological engineering at the school are women while 50% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado School of Mines is a great place for biological engineering students working on their master’s degree. Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.

Of the 6 students majoring in biological engineering at Mines, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biological engineering schools in the United States. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

About 40% of the students majoring in biological engineering at the school are women while 60% are male.

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Utah State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree biological engineering programs. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.

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#7

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in biological engineering at U of I, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#7

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree biological engineering programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biological engineering students working on their master’s degree. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the city of Akron.

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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 9 schools only.

  • 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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