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2023 Best Value Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$29,534 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$71,429 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master'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.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree 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 working on their master’s degree. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $21,133 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Full Biomedical Engineering at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Report

#2

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Keck Graduate Institute. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. KGI is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

KGI graduate students pay an average of $40,710 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, KGI is ranked #1 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 working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Loyola Marymount graduate students pay an average of $19,922 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Loyola Marymount is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Loyola Marymount University

Out of the 19 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at San Jose State are $18,790 per year.

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

Full Biomedical Engineering at San Jose State University Report

#5

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Out of the 19 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Clara University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

SCU graduate students pay an average of $25,170 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, SCU is ranked #4 for overall quality for bio engineering in the Far Western US Region .

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Santa Clara University

#6

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

SDSU graduate students pay an average of $19,074 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of California - San Diego ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large 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 graduate students at UCSD are $28,666 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCSD also did well on our Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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

UCLA graduate students pay an average of $28,138 in tuition and fees each year.

UCLA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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University of California - Berkeley came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 per year.

UC Berkeley also took the #3 spot in our Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of California - Berkeley Report

#10

University of Portland

Portland, OR

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

University of Portland graduate students pay an average of $23,868 in tuition and fees each year.

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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

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 19 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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