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2023 Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree Schools

170 Colleges
$71,429 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 12,811 people earned a degree or certificate in biomedical engineering, making the major the #74 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 170 schools in the United States to see which master'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 Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of California - San Diego to be the most popular school for biomedical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of California - San Diego Report

#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Johns Hopkins University is a great place for biomedical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 46% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 54% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular biomedical engineering schools in the United States. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

Women make up 47% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

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#4

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

Of the 98 students majoring in bio engineering at Duke, 54% are male and 46% are female.

Full Biomedical Engineering at Duke University Report

Out of the 170 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 91 students majoring in bio engineering at Columbia, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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#6

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

Women make up 48% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

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#7

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Women make up 46% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

Full Biomedical Engineering at Boston University Report

#8

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #8, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biomedical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

About 52% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 48% are male.

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#9

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 54 students majoring in bio engineering at Drexel, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biomedical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 53 students majoring in bio engineering at UMN Twin Cities, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

#11

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

Of the 47 students majoring in bio engineering at Clemson, 57% are male and 43% are female.

Full Biomedical Engineering at Clemson University Report

#12

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree biomedical engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

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#13

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree biomedical engineering programs. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

Women make up 45% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree biomedical engineering programs. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

Of the 44 students majoring in bio engineering at ASU - Tempe, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Full Biomedical Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

#13

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree biomedical engineering programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

About 34% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 66% are male.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

Women make up 54% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

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University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for biomedical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 51% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

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University of California - Berkeley ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

Of the 38 students majoring in bio engineering at UC Berkeley, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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With a ranking of #19, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biomedical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

Of the 36 students majoring in bio engineering at UT Arlington, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Full Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

With a ranking of #19, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biomedical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in bio engineering at Texas A&M College Station, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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With a ranking of #21, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biomedical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 57% are male.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

#21

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 49% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

Full Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University Report

Iowa State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

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

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#21

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

San Jose State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for biomedical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.

Of the 35 students majoring in bio engineering at San Jose State, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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#25

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Yale University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for biomedical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

About 44% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 56% are male.

Full Biomedical Engineering at Yale University Report

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
27 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
27 Binghamton University Vestal, NY
29 Tufts University Medford, MA
29 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Atlanta, GA
31 New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ
31 Wayne State University Detroit, MI
31 Stanford University Stanford, CA
34 University of Rochester Rochester, NY
34 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX

Biomedical Engineering by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 26 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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