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

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Finding the Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor'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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Southeast 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for bio engineering majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus the most popular school in the Southeast Region for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

About 46% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 54% are male.

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#2

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Women make up 48% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

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#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biomedical engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

About 40% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 60% are male.

Full Biomedical Engineering at Duke University Report

#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Out of the 28 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 4 spot on the list. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

About 40% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 60% are male.

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#5

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Out of the 28 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

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

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#5

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Out of the 28 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

Of the 15 students majoring in bio engineering at Vanderbilt, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

Of the 14 students majoring in bio engineering at UNC Chapel Hill, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#9

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree biomedical engineering programs. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 56% are male.

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North Carolina State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

Of the 7 students majoring in bio engineering at NC State, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best biomedical engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 52
Florida 175
Georgia 100
North Carolina 220
Tennessee 45
Kentucky 21
Louisiana 27
Alabama 8
South Carolina 68
Mississippi 3
Arkansas 2

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 26 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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