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2023 Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$25,056 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,588 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biomedical Engineering School for You

Biomedical Engineering is the #37 most popular major in California with 666 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in California 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 California

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

Top 10 Best Biomedical Engineering Schools

$7,852 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found San Jose State University to be the best value school for biomedical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in California. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jose State are $7,852 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, San Jose State also did well on our Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in California list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Biomedical Engineering at San Jose State University Report

$10,195 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 15 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the # 2 spot on the list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $10,195 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in California list.

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$13,258 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in California list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCLA are $13,258 a year.

UCLA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in California list.

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$14,700 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in California list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UCSD undergraduate students pay an average of $14,700 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA
$8,136 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at San Diego State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best biomedical engineering schools in California. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

SDSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,136 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$14,226 Average Tuition & Fees

University of California - Berkeley came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in California ranking. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UC Berkeley are $14,226 a year.

UC Berkeley did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in California list.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of California - Berkeley Report

$14,645 Average Tuition & Fees

University of California - Davis landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value biomedical engineering programs. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UC Davis are $14,645 a year.

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$13,775 Average Tuition & Fees

University of California - Irvine ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in California list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Irvine are $13,775 per year.

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#9

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

Keck Graduate Institute landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value biomedical engineering programs. KGI is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

KGI did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in California list.

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#10

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA
$53,051 Average Tuition & Fees

Loyola Marymount University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Loyola Marymount undergraduate students pay an average of $53,051 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Biomedical Engineering at Loyola Marymount University Report

Best Value Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 37
Oregon 11
Nevada 6

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 15 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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