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2023 Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

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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.

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.

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus the most popular school in the United States for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school 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 city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Report

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 very large student population.

Women make up 23% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

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#4

Duke University

Durham, NC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Duke University is a great place for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

Women make up 40% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

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#4

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Out of the 128 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the # 4 spot on the list. 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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#6

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus 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. Purdue is a very 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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#6

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

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 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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#8

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

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 midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 36% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

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#9

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

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

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#10

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree biomedical engineering programs. Boston U is a fairly 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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#10

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. 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.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of Pennsylvania Report

#10

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

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 midsize city of Gainesville.

Women make up 40% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

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#13

Rice University

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #13, Rice University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

Of the 19 students majoring in bio engineering at Rice, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the 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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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree biomedical engineering programs. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Women make up 28% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

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#14

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 33% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #14, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly 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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Washington University in St Louis landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree biomedical engineering programs. Located in the large 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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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 very large public school located in the 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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Honorable Mentions

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
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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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 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.

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