2023 Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor'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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Southwest Region 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 Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for bio engineering majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Rice University to be the best school for biomedical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
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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 #2 on this year’s Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.
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The excellent doctor’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 medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
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University of Oklahoma Norman 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 #7 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Arizona landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree biomedical engineering programs. Located in the large 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, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s best schools for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.
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The University of Texas at Arlington 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 #10 on the list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Bio Engineering
One of 40 majors within the area of study, biomedical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 11 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.