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2023 Best Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

16 Colleges
$71,429 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biomedical Engineering Master'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 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 in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree Schools

#1

Rice University

Houston, TX

Our analysis found Rice University to be the best school for biomedical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

Full Biomedical Engineering at Rice University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

Full Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin Report

Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Baylor University

Waco, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Baylor University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Waco.

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The University of Texas at Dallas 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. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #7 on this year’s Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of Arizona Report

Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree biomedical engineering programs. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

Full Biomedical Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report

Best 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

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 16 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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