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2023 Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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$91,242 Avg Salary

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

With 566 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, biomedical engineering is the #41 most popular major in North Carolina.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in North Carolina 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.

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the most popular school in North Carolina for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

Of the 25 students majoring in bio engineering at Duke, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Full Biomedical Engineering at Duke University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great place for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

Women make up 43% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

Out of the 4 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

Women make up 57% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at North Carolina State University

#3

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Out of the 4 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Forest University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

Women make up 14% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Wake Forest University

Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 352
Virginia 269
Florida 524
Tennessee 174
Kentucky 61
South Carolina 203
Louisiana 149
Arkansas 83
Alabama 49
Mississippi 105
West Virginia 42

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 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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