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2023 Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$91,242 Avg Salary

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

Biomedical Engineering is the #74 most popular major in the country with 12,811 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for bio engineering majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our analysis found Cornell University to be the most popular school for biomedical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

Of the 21 students majoring in bio engineering at Cornell, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 28 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

About 60% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 40% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Of the 18 students majoring in bio engineering at Pitt, 72% are male and 28% are female.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 28 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in bio engineering at Johns Hopkins, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biomedical engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 39% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 58% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

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#7

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

About 22% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 78% are male.

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#8

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #8, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 63% are male.

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University of Delaware landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree biomedical engineering programs. UD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

Of the 7 students majoring in bio engineering at UD, 71% are male and 29% are female.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of Delaware Report

Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree biomedical engineering programs. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in bio engineering at Rutgers New Brunswick, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best biomedical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 780
New York 1,140
Maryland 307
New Jersey 407
District of Columbia 106
Delaware 60

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 25 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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