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2023 Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

12 Colleges
$59,006 Avg Salary
$24,464 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Plains States 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Minnesota - Twin Cities to be the most popular school for biomedical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best biomedical engineering schools in the Plains States Region . WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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#4

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Saint Cloud State University is a great place for biomedical engineering students. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Out of the 12 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 5 spot on the list. KU is a very large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

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#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

With a ranking of #6, University of Iowa did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biomedical engineering students. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for biomedical engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biomedical engineering students. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.

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#9

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

University of South Dakota came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. USD is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.

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#10

Wichita State University

Wichita, KS

Wichita State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. WSU is a large public school located in the city of Wichita.

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Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 46
Minnesota 100
Iowa 62
Kansas 21
North Dakota 6
South Dakota 14

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

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 12 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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