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2023 Best Value Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$29,534 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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.

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 Master's Degree 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 19 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree 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.

2023 Best Value Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo to be the best value school for biomedical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $21,133 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also is in the top 10% of our Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

Full Biomedical Engineering at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Report

#2

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Keck Graduate Institute is a great value for biomedical engineering students working on their master’s degree. KGI is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

KGI graduate students pay an average of $40,710 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, KGI is ranked #1 for overall quality for bio engineering in the Far Western US Region .

Full Biomedical Engineering at Keck Graduate Institute Report

#3

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Loyola Marymount University is a great value for biomedical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Loyola Marymount are $19,922 a year.

Loyola Marymount excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Full Biomedical Engineering at Loyola Marymount University Report

Out of the 19 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

San Jose State graduate students pay an average of $18,790 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, San Jose State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at San Jose State University

#5

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Santa Clara University is a great value for biomedical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

SCU graduate students pay an average of $25,170 in tuition and fees each year.

SCU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Santa Clara University

#6

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SDSU are $19,074 per year.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at San Diego State University

University of California - San Diego came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. 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 graduate students at UCSD are $28,666 per year.

UCSD excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of California - San Diego Report

With a ranking of #8, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biomedical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 a year.

UCLA also took the #5 spot in our Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles Report

University of California - Berkeley landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree biomedical engineering programs. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 a year.

UC Berkeley also made our Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #3.

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#10

University of Portland

Portland, OR

With a ranking of #10, University of Portland did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biomedical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Portland are $23,868 per year.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of Portland Report

Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best biomedical engineering schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,744
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 19 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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