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2023 Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools in California

17 Colleges
$60,588 Avg Salary
$20,598 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biomedical Engineering 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 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 in California ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in California 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.

Check out the bio engineering programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

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 California. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 17 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 3 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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#4

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great place for biomedical engineering students. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 17 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the # 5 spot on the list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

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University of California - Los Angeles landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biomedical engineering programs. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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San Jose State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools in California ranking. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

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University of California - Riverside came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools in California ranking. UCR is a very large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

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University of California - San Francisco ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public school with a small student population.

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#10

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

Keck Graduate Institute came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools in California ranking. KGI is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

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Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 17 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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