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Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$71,429 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biomedical Engineering Master'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.

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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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 master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - San Diego the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for biomedical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

About 39% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 61% are male.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of California - San Diego Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for biomedical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 51% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 49% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for biomedical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

Women make up 53% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of California - Berkeley Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means San Jose State University is a great place for biomedical engineering students working on their master’s degree. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

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

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#5

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Out of the 23 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 40% of the bio engineering majors at the school.

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#6

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

Keck Graduate Institute came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. KGI is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

Of the 28 students majoring in bio engineering at KGI, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree biomedical engineering programs. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 36% are male.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree biomedical engineering programs. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

About 64% of the students majoring in bio engineering at the school are women while 36% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, University of California - Riverside did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biomedical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UCR is a very large public school located in the city of Riverside.

Of the 27 students majoring in bio engineering at UCR, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree biomedical engineering programs. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

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

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of California - Irvine Report

Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best biomedical engineering schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,744
Washington 141
Oregon 83
Nevada 26
Hawaii 0

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 23 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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