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2023 Best Value Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

24 Colleges
$36,511 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for bio engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for bio engineering majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Delaware the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UD are $18,128 per year.

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#2

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Out of the 24 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lehigh are $27,130 a year.

Lehigh excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Biomedical Engineering at Lehigh University Report

#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 24 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Cornell is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#4

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Rowan University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biomedical engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.

Rowan graduate students pay an average of $16,146 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great value for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 a year.

UPenn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of Pennsylvania Report

George Washington 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 #6 on the list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

GWU graduate students pay an average of $32,904 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

UMCP graduate students pay an average of $35,755 in tuition and fees each year.

UMCP 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 Middle Atlantic Region list.

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New Jersey Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. NJIT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Newark.

NJIT graduate students pay an average of $34,760 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Biomedical Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology Report

Stevens Institute of Technology 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 #9 on the list. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken.

Stevens graduate students pay an average of $39,556 in tuition and fees each year.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick 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. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $33,215 per year.

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Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 501
Pennsylvania 275
Maryland 193
New Jersey 107
District of Columbia 34
Delaware 11

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

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 24 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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