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2023 Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

28 Colleges
$58,286 Avg Salary
$22,696 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biomedical Engineering 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for bio engineering majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the most popular school for biomedical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best biomedical engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biomedical engineering programs. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

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Case Western Reserve University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biomedical engineering programs. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

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Ohio State University - 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 city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biomedical engineering programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best biomedical engineering schools 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 27 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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