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Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools in Illinois

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2023 Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools in Illinois

7 Colleges
$57,012 Avg Salary
$19,222 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biomedical Engineering 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Chicago to be the most popular school for biomedical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Bio Engineering majors at UIC take out an average of $20,250 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 2 spot on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Bio Engineering majors at UIUC take out an average of $15,638 in student loans while working on their egree.

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

#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools in Illinois list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

The average amount in student loans that bio engineering majors at Northwestern take out is $14,000.

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The excellent programs at Illinois Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best biomedical engineering schools in Illinois. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

While working on their degree, bio engineering majors at Illinois Tech accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Biomedical Engineering at Northern Illinois University Report

Loyola University Chicago landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biomedical engineering programs. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Full Biomedical Engineering at Loyola University Chicago Report

Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Biomedical Engineering at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools 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 7 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.

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