2023 Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
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.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 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 Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Southwest 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.
2023 Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Rice University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for biomedical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
Of the 19 students majoring in bio engineering at Rice, 37% are male and 63% are female.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biomedical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
About 59% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 41% are male.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the # 3 spot on the list. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Arlington.
Of the 16 students majoring in bio engineering at UT Arlington, 56% are male and 44% are female.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biomedical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 23% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 77% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 55% of the bio engineering majors at the school.
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTHealth is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Houston.
Women make up 20% of the bio engineering majors at the school.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for biomedical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.
Women make up 75% of the bio engineering majors at the school.
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University of Houston ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 7 students majoring in bio engineering at UH, 71% are male and 29% are female.
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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
Women make up 50% of the bio engineering majors at the school.
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for biomedical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Dallas, UT Southwestern is a public college with a small student population.
Of the 4 students majoring in bio engineering at UT Southwestern, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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Request InformationBest Biomedical Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best biomedical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 983 |
| Arizona | 245 |
| Oklahoma | 65 |
| New Mexico | 18 |
Biomedical Engineering Related Majors
One of 40 majors within the area of study, biomedical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 15 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.