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2023 Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$40,618 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,663 Avg Salary

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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for bio engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Biomedical Engineering Schools

Our 2023 rankings named California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo the best value school in the Far Western US Region for biomedical engineering students. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $28,105 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also did well on our Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

Out of the 20 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Keck Graduate Institute landed the # 2 spot on the list. KGI is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, KGI is ranked #2 for overall quality for bio engineering in the Far Western US Region .

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#3

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Loyola Marymount University is a great value for biomedical engineering students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Loyola Marymount are $53,051 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Jose State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jose State are $19,732 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, San Jose State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#5

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

The excellent programs at Santa Clara University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best biomedical engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SCU are $55,860 per year.

SCU also made our Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #5.

Full Biomedical Engineering at Santa Clara University Report

#6

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA
$20,016 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biomedical engineering students. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

SDSU undergraduate students pay an average of $20,016 in tuition and fees each year.

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$44,454 Average Tuition & Fees

University of California - San Diego landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value biomedical engineering programs. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCSD are $44,454 a year.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of California - San Diego Report

With a ranking of #8, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biomedical engineering students. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCLA are $43,012 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UCLA is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles Report

University of California - Berkeley landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value biomedical engineering programs. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Berkeley are $43,980 per year.

UC Berkeley also made our Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #3.

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#10

University of Portland

Portland, OR
$49,864 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Portland ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Portland are $49,864 per year.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of Portland Report

Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best biomedical engineering schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 666
Washington 37
Oregon 11
Nevada 6

More Biomedical Engineering Rankings in the Far Western US 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 20 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.

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