2023 Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in Iowa
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Biomedical Engineering School for You
In 2020-2021, 175 degrees and certificates were awarded to biomedical engineering students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #66 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best value programs for bio engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality in Biomedical Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the best value school in Iowa for biomedical engineering students. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Iowa are $9,942 a year. While working on their degree, bio engineering majors at Iowa accumulate an average of around $26,876 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $613, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Iowa also did well on our Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in Iowa list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great value for biomedical engineering students. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Iowa State are $9,634 a year.
Iowa State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in Iowa list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Dordt University is a great value for biomedical engineering students. Located in the town of Sioux Center, Dordt is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Dordt are $33,590 a year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 190 |
| Minnesota | 181 |
| Kansas | 82 |
| Nebraska | 1 |
| North Dakota | 6 |
| South Dakota | 16 |
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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.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 3 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.