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

12 Colleges
$91,242 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biomedical Engineering Doctor'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in California 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - San Diego the most popular school in California 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.

About 23% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 77% are male.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of California - San Diego Report

#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great place for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Irvine helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biomedical engineering schools in California. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

About 31% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 69% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - San Francisco helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biomedical engineering schools in California. Located in the large city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 44% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biomedical engineering schools in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 56% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biomedical engineering schools in California. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 31% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

Women make up 44% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

Of the 13 students majoring in bio engineering at UC Davis, 77% are male and 23% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, California Institute of Technology 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 Pasadena, Caltech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 18% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

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University of California - Riverside ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

Of the 5 students majoring in bio engineering at UCR, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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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 12 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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