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2023 Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in California

9 Colleges
$91,242 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Biomedical Engineering is the #37 most popular major in California with 666 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 Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in California 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 California to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for bio engineering majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top California Schools for a Doctorate in Biomedical Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Los Angeles the best school in California for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best biomedical engineering schools in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great place for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best biomedical engineering schools in California. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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University of California - Davis 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. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree biomedical engineering programs. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

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University of California - Riverside 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 #8 on the list. UCR is a very large public school located in the city of Riverside.

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With a ranking of #9, University of California - Merced did quite well on this year’s best schools for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Merced, UC Merced is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 37
Oregon 11
Nevada 6

One of 39 majors within the area of study, biomedical 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
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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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