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

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$91,242 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 369 degrees and certificates were awarded to biomedical engineering students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #82 most popular major in the state.

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 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.

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 in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Illinois to see which doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the most popular school for biomedical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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

Full Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biomedical engineering schools in Illinois. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

About 50% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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

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Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 425
Ohio 529
Indiana 282
Wisconsin 327

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 4 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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