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2023 Best Value Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

17 Colleges
$35,059 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$91,242 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, biomedical engineering was ranked #57 in the country. In fact 4,252 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for bio engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the bio engineering doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Akron Main Campus the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 per year.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of Akron Main Campus Report

#2

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marquette University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

Marquette graduate students pay an average of $21,960 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each year.

UW - Madison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan Technological University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan Tech are $22,981 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Michigan Tech also did well on our Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Out of the 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Purdue are $28,794 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Purdue also did well on our Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

UIUC graduate students pay an average of $30,862 in tuition and fees each year.

UIUC also claimed a spot on our Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC are $26,644 per year.

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#8

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

University of Toledo graduate students pay an average of $27,739 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of Toledo Report

#9

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree biomedical engineering programs. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Michigan State are $38,638 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Michigan State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Biomedical Engineering at Michigan State University Report

#10

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biomedical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northwestern are $56,567 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Northwestern is ranked #1 for overall quality for bio engineering in the Great Lakes Region .

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Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 179
Illinois 148
Ohio 109
Indiana 67
Wisconsin 61

Biomedical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

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 17 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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