Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Best Value Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California

Find Schools Near

2023 Best Value Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$20,667 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$71,429 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree 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.

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 California ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in California

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

San Jose State graduate students pay an average of $9,286 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Biomedical Engineering at San Jose State University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a great value for biomedical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $11,629 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also is in the top 10% of our Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking.

Read More…

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 Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCLA are $13,036 per year.

UCLA did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biomedical engineering schools in California. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCSD are $13,564 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UCSD is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of California - San Diego Report

#5

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great value for biomedical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SDSU are $9,570 per year.

Full Biomedical Engineering at San Diego State University Report

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Berkeley are $14,160 a year.

UC Berkeley did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at University of California - Berkeley

University of California - Davis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Davis are $13,608 per year.

Read More…

University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biomedical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Irvine are $13,356 a year.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at University of California - Irvine

#9

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

Keck Graduate Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biomedical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. KGI is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at KGI are $40,710 per year.

Read More…

#10

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree biomedical engineering programs. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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

In addition to its great value ranking, Loyola Marymount is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Loyola Marymount University

Best Value Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools 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 14 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.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.