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Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

34 Colleges
$58,286 Avg Salary
$22,696 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biomedical Engineering School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, biomedical engineering was ranked #74 in the country. In fact 12,811 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 34 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Biomedical Engineering Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology the best school in the Great Lakes Region for biomedical engineering students. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Bio Engineering majors at Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marquette University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

The average amount in student loans that bio engineering majors at Marquette take out is $26,975. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $451.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that bio engineering majors at Northwestern take out is $14,000.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, bio engineering graduates from UW - Madison carry an average student debtload of $23,000.

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Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Bio Engineering majors at Purdue take out an average of $21,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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With a ranking of #6, Milwaukee School of Engineering did quite well on this year’s best schools for biomedical engineering students. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MSOE is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that bio engineering majors at MSOE take out is $27,000.

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Michigan Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for biomedical engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

On average, bio engineering graduates from Michigan Tech take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Case Western Reserve University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best biomedical engineering programs. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

After completing their degree, bio engineering graduates from Case Western carry an average student debtload of $23,495. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $418, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #9 on this year’s Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Bio Engineering majors at UIUC take out an average of $15,638 in student loans while working on their egree.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s best schools for biomedical engineering students. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, bio engineering graduates from U-M take out $20,250 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 425
Ohio 529
Illinois 369
Indiana 282
Wisconsin 327

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

Majors Similar to Bio Engineering

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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