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2023 Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$17,722 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,874 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in Iowa

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for bio engineering majors pursuing a .

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality in Biomedical Engineering

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA
$9,942 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Iowa to be the best value school for biomedical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Iowa. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Iowa undergraduate students pay an average of $9,942 in in-state tuition and fees each 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.

Iowa also claimed a spot on our Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in Iowa list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at University of Iowa

$9,634 Average Tuition & Fees

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 city of Ames.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa State are $9,634 per year.

Iowa State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in Iowa list.

Full Biomedical Engineering at Iowa State University Report

#3

Dordt University

Sioux Center, IA
$33,590 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Dordt University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Sioux Center, Dordt is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Dordt undergraduate students pay an average of $33,590 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Dordt University

Best Value Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 190
Minnesota 181
Kansas 82
Nebraska 1
North Dakota 6
South Dakota 16

One of 40 majors within the area of study, biomedical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.

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