2023 Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 4,252 people earned a degree or certificate in biomedical engineering, making the major the #57 most popular in the United States.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 104 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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2023 Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in the United States for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Rice University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best biomedical engineering schools in the United States. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best biomedical engineering schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biomedical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
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Brown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biomedical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
With a ranking of #8, Vanderbilt University did quite well on this year’s best schools for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
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University of Pennsylvania landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree biomedical engineering programs. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
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University of Notre Dame came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree biomedical engineering programs. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #12, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s best schools for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #13 on this year’s Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.
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Marquette University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Biomedical Engineering students that almost earned our Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 16 | Lehigh University | Bethlehem, PA |
| 17 | Purdue University - Main Campus | West Lafayette, IN |
| 18 | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY |
| 19 | Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH |
| 20 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL |
Biomedical Engineering by Region
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Rankings in Majors Related to Bio Engineering
One of 39 majors within the area of study, biomedical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Bio Engineering
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 11,021 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 9,007 |
| Civil Engineering | 6,042 |
| Computer Engineering | 5,557 |
| General Engineering | 3,548 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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 UC Davis College of Engineering.
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