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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$20,667 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$71,429 Avg Salary

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.

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

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 2023 rankings named San Jose State University the best value school in California for biomedical engineering students working on their master’s degree. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $11,629 a 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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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biomedical engineering schools in California. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCLA are $13,036 per year.

UCLA also made our Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list, coming in at #4.

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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 city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#5

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at San Diego State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biomedical engineering schools in California. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SDSU are $9,570 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biomedical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the 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 ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

UC Davis graduate students pay an average of $13,608 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 large city of Irvine.

UC Irvine graduate students pay an average of $13,356 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

With a ranking of #9, Keck Graduate Institute did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biomedical engineering students working on their master’s degree. KGI is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at KGI are $40,710 per year.

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#10

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree biomedical engineering programs. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Loyola Marymount also did well on our Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Value Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools 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 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.

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