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

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

Finding the Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 369 degrees and certificates were awarded to biomedical engineering students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #82 most popular major in the state.

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 can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Biomedical Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the bio engineering bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Chicago to be the most popular school for biomedical engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 2 spot on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Women make up 61% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for biomedical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

About 52% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 48% are male.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Illinois Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biomedical engineering schools in Illinois. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 37 students majoring in bio engineering at Illinois Tech, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great place for biomedical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 38% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

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Loyola University Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Of the 6 students majoring in bio engineering at Loyola Chicago, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Biomedical Engineering at Loyola University Chicago Report

Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 425
Ohio 529
Indiana 282
Wisconsin 327

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 6 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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