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2023 Best Value Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$23,423 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$91,242 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

With 1,744 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, biomedical engineering is the #64 most popular major in California.

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'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for bio engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

Check out the bio engineering doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Biomedical Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Los Angeles the best value school in California for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

UCLA graduate students pay an average of $13,036 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCLA also is in the top 20% of our Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Berkeley are $14,160 a year.

UC Berkeley also made our Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list, coming in at #3.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great value for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSD are $13,564 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Davis are $13,608 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Irvine are $13,356 a year.

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University of California - Riverside ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UCR is a very large public school located in the city of Riverside.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCR are $13,467 a year.

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University of California - Merced 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 rural area of Merced, UC Merced is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

UC Merced graduate students pay an average of $13,207 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stanford are $55,011 per year.

Stanford not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

USC graduate students pay an average of $61,396 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

USC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list.

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Best Value Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 141
Oregon 83
Nevada 26
Hawaii 0

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 9 schools only.

  • 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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