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2023 Most Popular Biological Engineering Schools

21 Colleges
$53,766 Avg Salary
$20,584 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Biological Engineering Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Biological Engineering program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Our 2023 rankings named Auburn University the most popular school in the United States for biological engineering students. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that biological engineering majors at Auburn take out is $25,747.

Full Biological Engineering at Auburn University Report

The excellent programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological engineering schools in the United States. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Biological Engineering Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, biological engineering graduates from UGA carry an average student debt load of $23,837.

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#4

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Out of the 21 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, biological engineering graduates from UARK carry an average student debt load of $17,844.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Biological Engineering Schools list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

After completing their degree, biological engineering graduates from Mizzou carry an average student debt load of $25,265. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $484, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Utah State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological Engineering Schools ranking. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.

On average, biological engineering graduates from USU take out $11,906 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Biological Engineering at Utah State University Report

#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

With a ranking of #7, University of Arizona did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biological engineering students. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, biological engineering majors at University of Arizona accumulate an average of around $22,468 in student debt.

Full Biological Engineering at University of Arizona Report

University of California - San Diego landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biological engineering programs. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that biological engineering majors at UCSD take out is $14,799.

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#9

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

With a ranking of #9, University of Idaho did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biological engineering students. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a large student population.

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#10

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological Engineering Schools ranking. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

Biological Engineering majors at UF take out an average of $22,574 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Biological Engineering at University of Florida Report

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Biological Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

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 21 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 Jun Seita.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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