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2023 Best Biological Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

3 Colleges
$54,548 Avg Salary
$23,040 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biological Engineering School for You

Biological Engineering is the #291 most popular major in the country with 410 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Biological Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Biological Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Biological Engineering Colleges.

Top Plains States Region Schools in Biological Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the best school in the Plains States Region for biological engineering students. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

Biological Engineering majors at UNL take out an average of $20,814 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Biological Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

The excellent programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, biological engineering majors at Mizzou accumulate an average of around $25,265 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $484.

Read full report on Biological Engineering at University of Missouri - Columbia

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means South Dakota State University is a great place for biological engineering students. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Biological Engineering at South Dakota State University Report

Best Biological Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 24
Nebraska 53

More Biological Engineering Rankings in the Plains States Region

One of 40 majors within the area of study, biological engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Jun Seita.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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