2023 Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 12,811 people earned a degree or certificate in biomedical engineering, making the major the #74 most popular in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 128 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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.
2023 Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the bio engineering doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 15% Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus to be the most popular school for biomedical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 46% of the bio engineering majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a great place for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 50% are male.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great place for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 23% of the bio engineering majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
Women make up 40% of the bio engineering majors at the school.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Emory University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biomedical engineering schools in the United States. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.
Of the 25 students majoring in bio engineering at Emory, 52% are male and 48% are female.
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Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
Of the 23 students majoring in bio engineering at Purdue, 48% are male and 52% are female.
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Stanford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for biomedical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 48% of the bio engineering majors at the school.
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University of Utah came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 36% of the bio engineering majors at the school.
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Cornell University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree biomedical engineering programs. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
Women make up 52% of the bio engineering majors at the school.
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Boston University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
About 40% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 60% are male.
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University of Pennsylvania came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Of the 20 students majoring in bio engineering at UPenn, 40% are male and 60% are female.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
Women make up 40% of the bio engineering majors at the school.
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Rice University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for biomedical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
Of the 19 students majoring in bio engineering at Rice, 37% are male and 63% are female.
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Washington University in St Louis came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Women make up 39% of the bio engineering majors at the school.
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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
Women make up 28% of the bio engineering majors at the school.
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Johns Hopkins University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 33% of the bio engineering majors at the school.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.
About 22% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 78% are male.
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With a ranking of #14, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 39% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 61% are male.
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With a ranking of #19, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
About 59% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 41% are male.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 20 | Northwestern University | Evanston, IL |
| 20 | University of California - Berkeley | Berkeley, CA |
| 20 | University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
| 20 | The University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington, TX |
| 20 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA |
| 20 | University of California - San Francisco | San Francisco, CA |
| 20 | University of California - Irvine | Irvine, CA |
Biomedical Engineering by Region
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Biomedical Engineering Related Majors
One of 40 majors within the area of study, biomedical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 26 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.