2023 Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Biomedical Engineering School for You
Biomedical Engineering is the #74 most popular major in the country with 12,811 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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.
The Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for bio engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
Top 10 Best Biomedical Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Portland Community College the best value school in the Far Western US Region for biomedical engineering students. Portland Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Portland.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Portland Community College are $9,670 per year.
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The excellent programs at Keck Graduate Institute helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best biomedical engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . KGI is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.
KGI did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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The excellent programs at Loyola Marymount University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best biomedical engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Loyola Marymount undergraduate students pay an average of $53,051 in tuition and fees each year.
Loyola Marymount excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $28,105 per year. The average amount in student loans that bio engineering majors at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo take out is $20,500. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $490.
In addition to its great value ranking, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California State University - Long Beach is a great value for biomedical engineering students. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CSULB are $18,726 a year. The average amount in student loans that bio engineering majors at CSULB take out is $20,166.
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San Jose State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Jose State are $19,732 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, San Jose State also did well on our Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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San Diego State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SDSU are $20,016 per year.
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University of Portland did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for biomedical engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Portland are $49,864 per year.
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University of California - San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for biomedical engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCSD are $44,454 per year. The average amount in student loans that bio engineering majors at UCSD take out is $17,937.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCSD also is in the top 15% of our Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
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University of California - Los Angeles ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
UCLA undergraduate students pay an average of $43,012 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, bio engineering majors at UCLA accumulate an average of around $19,083 in student debt.
UCLA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Request InformationBest Biomedical Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best biomedical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 1,744 |
| Washington | 141 |
| Oregon | 83 |
| Nevada | 26 |
| Hawaii | 0 |
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Biomedical Engineering Related Majors for Bio Engineering
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 25 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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