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2023 Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

14 Colleges
$54,844 Avg Salary
$22,702 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

Biomedical Engineering is the #74 most popular major in the country with 12,811 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the bio engineering bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Rice University

Houston, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Rice University the best school in the Southwest Region for biomedical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best biomedical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, bio engineering graduates from UT Austin carry an average student debtload of $20,742. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $205, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best biomedical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 4 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, bio engineering majors at ASU - Tempe accumulate an average of around $22,256 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 $220.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Dallas is a great place for biomedical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a very large student population.

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#6

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree biomedical engineering programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.

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#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #8 on this year’s Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on this year’s best schools for biomedical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. UCO is a large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree biomedical engineering programs. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, bio engineering majors at UTSA accumulate an average of around $23,767 in student debt.

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Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 983
Arizona 245
Oklahoma 65
New Mexico 18

One of 40 majors within the area of study, biomedical 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 14 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 UC Davis College of Engineering.

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