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2023 Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

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

Biomedical Engineering is the #74 most popular major in the country with 12,811 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Southwest Region 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in the Southwest Region for biomedical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Full Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

About 62% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 38% are male.

The average amount in student loans that bio engineering majors at ASU - Tempe take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,256. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $220.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Dallas is a great place for biomedical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 48% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas

Out of the 15 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 4 spot on the list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

Of the 113 students majoring in bio engineering at UT Austin, 57% are male and 43% are female.

Bio Engineering majors at UT Austin take out an average of $20,742 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $205, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Arlington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biomedical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

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

On average, bio engineering graduates from UT Arlington take out $24,856 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

#6

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

Of the 56 students majoring in bio engineering at Rice, 61% are male and 39% are female.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Rice University

#7

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 52% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of Houston Report

University of North Texas landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree biomedical engineering programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 52 students majoring in bio engineering at UNT, 50% are male and 50% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, bio engineering majors at UNT accumulate an average of around $27,214 in student debt.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree biomedical engineering programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 52% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report

The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UTSA is a very large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

About 61% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 39% are male.

On average, bio engineering graduates from UTSA take out $23,767 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio Report

Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best biomedical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 983
Arizona 245
Oklahoma 65
New Mexico 18

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 15 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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