2023 Best Value Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Biomedical Engineering Master'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value master'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.
Top 10 Best Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found San Jose State University to be the best value school for biomedical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at San Jose State are $9,286 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biomedical engineering schools in California. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo graduate students pay an average of $11,629 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list.
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Out of the 14 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 3 spot on the list. UCLA is a very 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.
UCLA also took the #4 spot in our Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.
UCSD graduate students pay an average of $13,564 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCSD also is in the top 20% of our Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great value for biomedical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SDSU are $9,570 per year.
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University of California - Berkeley 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. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.
UC Berkeley graduate students pay an average of $14,160 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UC Berkeley not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list.
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University of California - Davis 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. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Davis are $13,608 a year.
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University of California - Irvine landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree biomedical engineering programs. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Irvine are $13,356 per year.
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Keck Graduate Institute 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 #9 on the list. KGI is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at KGI are $40,710 per year.
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With a ranking of #10, Loyola Marymount University 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 Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Loyola Marymount are $19,922 a year.
Loyola Marymount also claimed a spot on our Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Request InformationBest Value Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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 14 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.