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2023 Best Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Biomedical Engineering Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 145 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 15% Best Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree Schools

#1

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Keck Graduate Institute the best school in the United States for biomedical engineering students working on their master’s degree. KGI is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

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#2

Rice University

Houston, TX

Out of the 145 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best biomedical engineering schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 145 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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#6

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biomedical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

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#7

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biomedical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Washington University in St Louis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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#11

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biomedical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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#14

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree biomedical engineering programs. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#15

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#16

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

With a ranking of #16, Cornell University did quite well on this year’s best schools for biomedical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

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#17

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biomedical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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#18

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biomedical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #19 on this year’s Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. 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 California - San Diego landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree biomedical engineering programs. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

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#21

Tufts University

Medford, MA

With a ranking of #21, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s best schools for biomedical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly 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 Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
22 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
23 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA
24 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
25 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
26 Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA
27 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
28 University of California - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
29 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA

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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