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2023 Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

20 Colleges
$57,663 Avg Salary
$21,347 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biomedical Engineering School for You

Biomedical Engineering is the #57 most popular major in the country with 4,252 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Biomedical Engineering Schools

#1

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

Our analysis found Keck Graduate Institute to be the best school for biomedical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . KGI is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Out of the 20 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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Out of the 20 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Santa Clara University is a great place for biomedical engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for biomedical engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#7

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

With a ranking of #7, Loyola Marymount University did quite well on this year’s best schools for biomedical engineering students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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University of Southern California landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best biomedical engineering programs. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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University of California - Berkeley ranked #9 on this year’s Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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#10

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

San Jose State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for biomedical engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.

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Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best biomedical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 666
Washington 37
Oregon 11
Nevada 6

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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 20 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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