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2023 Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

18 Colleges
$91,242 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, biomedical engineering was ranked #74 in the country. In fact 12,811 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for biomedical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biomedical engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in bio engineering at Northwestern, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biomedical engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in bio engineering at U-M, 80% are male and 20% are female.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Case Western Reserve University is a great place for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

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

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biomedical engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 60% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

Full Biomedical Engineering at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biomedical engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public 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.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree biomedical engineering programs. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 25% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Illinois Institute of Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#10

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

About 33% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 67% are male.

Full Biomedical Engineering at Wayne State University Report

Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 425
Ohio 529
Illinois 369
Indiana 282
Wisconsin 327

Biomedical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

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 18 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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