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Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in Illinois

2023 Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in Illinois

7 Colleges
$57,012 Avg Salary
$19,222 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biomedical Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 369 degrees and certificates were awarded to biomedical engineering students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #82 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Illinois to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in Illinois

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

Top Illinois Schools in Biomedical Engineering

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in Illinois for biomedical engineering students. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

On average, bio engineering graduates from Northwestern take out $14,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best biomedical engineering schools in Illinois. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

While working on their degree, bio engineering majors at UIUC accumulate an average of around $15,638 in student debt.

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The excellent programs at Illinois Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best biomedical engineering schools in Illinois. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best biomedical engineering schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, bio engineering majors at UIC accumulate an average of around $20,250 in student debt.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #6 on this year’s Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Loyola University Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for biomedical engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 425
Ohio 529
Indiana 282
Wisconsin 327

One of 40 majors within the area of study, biomedical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 7 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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