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2023 Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

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

In 2020-2021, 12,811 people earned a degree or certificate in biomedical engineering, making the major the #74 most popular in the United States.

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

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 104 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for bio engineering majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 15% Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the best school for biomedical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#2

Rice University

Houston, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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#3

Duke University

Durham, NC

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best biomedical engineering schools in the United States. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biomedical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree biomedical engineering programs. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#8

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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#9

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #9, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#10

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

With a ranking of #10, University of Notre Dame did quite well on this year’s best schools for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.

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#11

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

With a ranking of #11, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

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#12

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree biomedical engineering programs. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree biomedical engineering programs. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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#15

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biomedical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Biomedical Engineering students that almost earned our Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
16 Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA
17 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
18 Cornell University Ithaca, NY
19 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
20 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL

Biomedical Engineering by Region

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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 25 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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