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2023 Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in California

15 Colleges
$60,588 Avg Salary
$20,598 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biomedical Engineering 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in California to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in California

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 2023 rankings named Keck Graduate Institute the best school in California for biomedical engineering students. KGI is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great place for biomedical engineering students. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best biomedical engineering schools in California. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in California list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

The excellent programs at Santa Clara University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best biomedical engineering schools in California. 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 fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#7

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for biomedical engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. 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 California list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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#10

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

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

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Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Biomedical Engineering Schools 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 15 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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