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2023 Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$91,242 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, biomedical engineering was ranked #57 in the country. In fact 4,252 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 52% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in bio engineering at Northwestern, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in bio engineering at U-M, 80% are male and 20% are female.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

Out of the 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Case Western Reserve University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

Women make up 33% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 60% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biomedical engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

With a ranking of #7, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 25% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree biomedical engineering programs. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#10

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Detroit.

About 33% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best biomedical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 179
Illinois 148
Ohio 109
Indiana 67
Wisconsin 61

Biomedical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

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 18 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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