2023 Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools
Finding the Best Biomedical Engineering School for You
In 2020-2021, 4,252 people earned a degree or certificate in biomedical engineering, making the major the #57 most popular in the United States.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools ranking. This report analyzed 174 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Biomedical Engineering program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for bio engineering majors pursuing a .
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in Biomedical Engineering
Our analysis found University of California - San Diego to be the most popular school for biomedical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Duke University is a great place for biomedical engineering students. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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Out of the 174 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 5 spot on the list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.
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Cornell University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
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Boston University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biomedical engineering programs. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
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University of Pennsylvania landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biomedical engineering programs. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for biomedical engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for biomedical engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of Utah landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biomedical engineering programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of Florida came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools ranking. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.
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Clemson University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biomedical engineering programs. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.
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Drexel University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
University of Southern California came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #16, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biomedical engineering students. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.
University at Buffalo landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biomedical engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a very large student population.
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Stanford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for biomedical engineering students. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools ranking. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.
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Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for biomedical engineering students. It came in at #20 on the list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.
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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.
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Iowa State University ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.
University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools ranking. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
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With a ranking of #25, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biomedical engineering students. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Rest of the Top Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Biomedical Engineering students that almost earned our Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | University of California - Irvine | Irvine, CA |
| 27 | Tufts University | Medford, MA |
| 27 | Yale University | New Haven, CT |
| 27 | Northwestern University | Evanston, IL |
| 31 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL |
| 32 | Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 32 | Rice University | Houston, TX |
| 34 | The University of Texas at Dallas | Richardson, TX |
| 34 | Binghamton University | Vestal, NY |
| 34 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick | New Brunswick, NJ |
Biomedical Engineering by Region
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Biomedical Engineering Related Majors
One of 39 majors within the area of study, biomedical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Bio Engineering
| 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 25 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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