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2023 Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

19 Colleges
$54,844 Avg Salary
$22,702 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor'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.

The Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in California 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 California to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Biomedical Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for bio engineering majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Irvine the most popular school in California for biomedical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

About 41% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 59% are male.

Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $318.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great place for biomedical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 43% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great place for biomedical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

About 51% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 49% are male.

On average, bio engineering graduates from UC Davis take out $15,926 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for biomedical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

Of the 107 students majoring in bio engineering at UC Berkeley, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Out of the 19 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Riverside landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

About 35% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 65% are male.

This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $256, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for biomedical engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 81 students majoring in bio engineering at UCLA, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Of the 80 students majoring in bio engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 40% are male and 60% are female.

For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $490.

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University of Southern California came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 54% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $676.

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With a ranking of #9, San Jose State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biomedical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

Of the 54 students majoring in bio engineering at San Jose State, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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California State University - Long Beach landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree biomedical engineering programs. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

Of the 40 students majoring in bio engineering at CSULB, 50% are male and 50% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, bio engineering majors at CSULB accumulate an average of around $19,456 in student debt.

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Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 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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