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2023 Best Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California

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$71,429 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biomedical Engineering Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree 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 master’s degree in California. KGI is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best biomedical engineering schools in California. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 14 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the # 3 spot on the list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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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 master’s degree. Located in the 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 master’s degree 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 city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of California - Los Angeles came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. 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

Loyola Marymount University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Southern California ranked #8 on this year’s Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. 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 landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree biomedical engineering programs. 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 landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree biomedical engineering programs. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the 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 14 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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