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2023 Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

31 Colleges
$55,543 Avg Salary
$21,419 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the bio engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Biomedical Engineering Schools

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in the Southeast Region for biomedical engineering students. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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The excellent programs at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best biomedical engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Vanderbilt University is a great place for biomedical engineering students. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 31 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

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#6

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for biomedical engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

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North Carolina State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for biomedical engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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#9

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best biomedical engineering programs. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

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#10

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA

Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best biomedical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 52
Florida 175
Georgia 100
North Carolina 220
Tennessee 45
Kentucky 21
Louisiana 27
Alabama 8
South Carolina 68
Mississippi 3
Arkansas 2

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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