Biomedical Engineering / Bioengineering

Ranked in 2013, part of Best Engineering Schools

Biomedical engineering and bioengineering involve finding solutions to medical problems, often using technology, electronics, or mechanics. These are the top engineering schools for biomedical / bioengineering master's degrees.

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Rank School name Score Tuition Total graduate engineering enrollment Additional data
#1 Johns Hopkins University (Whiting)

Baltimore, MD

4.8 $43,930 per year (full-time) 3,434

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#2 Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, GA

4.6 $10,584 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,860 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 4,651
#3 University of California​‒​San Diego (Jacobs)

La Jolla, CA

4.5 $11,220 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,322 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,614
#4 Duke University (Pratt)

Durham, NC

4.4 $42,350 per year (full-time) 944
#5 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA

4.3 $41,770 per year (full-time) 3,163
#6 Stanford University

Stanford, CA

4.1 $43,950 per year (full-time) 3,548
#6 University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

4.1 $27,700 per year (full-time) 1,704
#6 University of Washington

Seattle, WA

4.1 $13,930 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,790 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2,030
#9 Rice University (Brown)

Houston, TX

4.0 $36,610 per year (full-time) 716
#10 University of California​‒​Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

3.9 $11,220 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,322 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,837
#10 University of Michigan​‒​Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

3.9 $22,518 per year (in-state, full-time); $41,914 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 3,184
#12 Boston University

Boston, MA

3.8 $42,400 per year (full-time) 857
#12 Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis, MO

3.8 $42,500 per year (full-time) 775
#14 Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

3.7 $37,120 per year (full-time) 633
#14 University of Texas​‒​Austin (Cockrell)

Austin, TX

3.7 $9,564 per year (in-state, full-time); $17,506 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2,425
#16 University of Pittsburgh (Swanson)

Pittsburgh, PA

3.6 $22,196 per year (in-state, full-time); $36,348 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,032
#16 Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

3.6 $1,712 per credit (full-time) 457
#18 Northwestern University (McCormick)

Evanston, IL

3.5 $43,380 per year (full-time) 1,669
#18 University of California​‒​Davis

Davis, CA

3.5 $15,387 per year (in-state, full-time); $30,489 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,169
#20 Columbia University (Fu Foundation)

New York, NY

3.4 $47,340 per year (full-time) 2,525
#20 Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

3.4 $29,500 per year (full-time) 1,768
#20 University of Wisconsin​‒​Madison

Madison, WI

3.4 $11,839 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,166 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,903
#23 Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

3.2 $37,576 per year (full-time) 404
#23 Purdue University​‒​West Lafayette

West Lafayette, IN

3.2 $10,332 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,134 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 3,070
#23 University of Minnesota​‒​Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN

3.2 $14,570 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,320 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,920

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