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2023 Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

16 Colleges
$56,486 Avg Salary
$21,662 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Biomedical Engineering Schools

#1

Rice University

Houston, TX

Our analysis found Rice University to be the best school for biomedical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

Baylor University

Waco, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waco.

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The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #6 on this year’s Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best biomedical engineering programs. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best biomedical engineering programs. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best biomedical engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.

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#10

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best biomedical engineering programs. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best biomedical engineering schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 329
Arizona 66
Oklahoma 8
New Mexico 18

More Biomedical Engineering Rankings in the Southwest Region

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 16 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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