Biomedical/Medical Engineering

8,861 students earn a biomedical/medical engineering credential each year across 199 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $65,045
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $94,444

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 191 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania44$93,3101 year out$121,488$15,593 2Rice UniversityHouston, Texas29$88,3071 year out$89,863—3California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California71$81,1861 year out$111,260$20,500 4University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California52$80,5081 year out$112,503$14,500 5Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, Massachusetts47$80,4011 year out$103,502$27,000 6Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, Ohio95$78,8151 year out$99,721$23,250 7Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, Massachusetts121$78,2831 year out$102,711$27,000 8University of the PacificStockton, California15$77,0991 year out—$26,033 9Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland108$76,9281 year out$118,167$11,207 10University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire19$76,7551 year out—$26,490 11Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania108$76,5311 year out$104,854$24,164 12University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota81$76,1841 year out$93,996$21,500 13Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania87$74,8601 year out$103,385$30,697 14Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia266$74,5621 year out$102,958$22,750 15Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, New York65$74,4271 year out$111,812$26,000 16Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island26$74,1801 year out——17Southern California Institute of TechnologyAnaheim, California5$74,1151 year out$74,370$38,130 18University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin137$74,0941 year out$94,667$20,492 19North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina160$74,0161 year out$99,115$18,638 20Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California34$73,7101 year out$118,457$21,390 21Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, Wisconsin62$73,5261 year out$91,571$27,000 22Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, New Jersey64$73,4541 year out$94,580$27,000 23University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California113$73,3481 year out$89,225$14,896 24Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana116$72,7491 year out$92,892$19,500 25Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania35$72,4401 year out$103,136$26,000 26Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York50$72,3441 year out$103,407$29,183 27University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio51$72,1661 year out$85,432$23,250 28University of DelawareNewark, Delaware63$71,9801 year out$91,058$25,990 29Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana34$71,8521 year out$84,223$20,729 30Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, Indiana28$71,7141 year out$93,920$26,441 31University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois86$71,4851 year out$103,191$16,850 32Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts54$70,6961 year out$106,402$13,000 33University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina149$70,5611 year out—$15,000 34University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan138$70,3071 year out$85,471$20,000 35Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee, Wisconsin33$70,0901 year out$85,180$27,000 36George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia53$69,9421 year out$114,006$23,000 37Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina102$69,8731 year out$115,268$13,894 38University of ToledoToledo, Ohio53$69,7111 year out$84,310$19,750 39University of RochesterRochester, New York49$69,4141 year out$101,457$20,500 40Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts132$69,2091 year out$98,562$26,848 41University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah73$68,7831 year out$97,195$19,476 42Widener UniversityChester, Pennsylvania15$68,7621 year out—$27,000 43Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois45$68,5921 year out$129,919$17,063 44University of California-DavisDavis, California87$68,4191 year out$105,286$15,977 45University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island31$68,4101 year out$93,508$26,367 46Trine UniversityAngola, Indiana25$67,7021 year out—$27,000 47University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania66$67,6271 year out$103,167$27,000 48Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey40$67,6091 year out—$27,000 49University of California-IrvineIrvine, California119$67,1701 year out$109,350$17,390 50University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida50$67,0641 year out$86,005$18,425 51University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia112$66,8231 year out$94,692$18,400 52California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California66$66,0901 year out—$15,720 53University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut75$66,0751 year out$94,444$26,974 54University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut0$66,0751 year out$94,444$26,974 55University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton, Connecticut0$66,0751 year out$94,444$26,974 56University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut0$66,0751 year out$94,444$26,974 57University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut0$66,0751 year out$94,444$26,974 58Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio89$65,4691 year out$86,881$23,125 59Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina128$65,1101 year out$85,149$22,500 60University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California92$65,0451 year out$118,528$20,000 61Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York35$64,6601 year out$100,385$27,000 62Lawrence Technological UniversitySouthfield, Michigan11$64,2981 year out—$27,000 63George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia36$63,9811 year out—$23,625 64Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, Michigan53$63,8311 year out$94,268$27,000 65New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, New Jersey102$63,4491 year out$94,193$22,125 66Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee56$63,4021 year out$105,677$19,500 67Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas163$63,2491 year out$101,088$19,500 68Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, Florida21$62,9721 year out$86,835$23,000 69Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York54$62,8951 year out—$19,500 70Union CollegeSchenectady, New York30$62,6241 year out—$27,000 71University of MemphisMemphis, Tennessee29$62,4541 year out—$26,500 72Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston, Louisiana28$62,3841 year out—$21,500 73Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida79$62,2541 year out$93,714$22,801 74Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey139$62,0971 year out$87,822$25,989 75Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York44$61,3971 year out—$15,500 76University of California-RiversideRiverside, California84$61,3421 year out$92,140$19,877 77University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio46$61,2261 year out$76,829$23,246 78Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona136$60,8281 year out$88,459$21,429 79The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas60$60,7051 year out—$24,900 80University of FloridaGainesville, Florida115$60,5241 year out—$20,253 81University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, Massachusetts29$60,2371 year out—$27,000 82University of MaineOrono, Maine25$59,8641 year out—$20,423 83University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas52$59,5041 year out$64,718$27,000 84Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York53$58,9991 year out$80,875$19,000 85The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas89$58,9161 year out$82,860$18,750 86Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio33$58,9141 year out—$27,000 87Western New England UniversitySpringfield, Massachusetts25$58,4371 year out—$27,000 88University of IowaIowa City, Iowa99$58,1441 year out$89,577$27,000 89University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California70$57,8741 year out$114,571$15,000 90University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina38$57,3111 year out$73,342$26,000 91University of California-MercedMerced, California50$57,2231 year out$89,244$21,234 92University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington77$57,0621 year out—$14,000 93Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri30$56,9321 year out$58,898$27,000 94CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York31$56,7111 year out$79,610—95Colorado School of MinesGolden, Colorado0$56,5291 year out$100,802$25,000 96The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas132$56,0451 year out$91,099$21,071 97University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York68$55,9741 year out$100,258$21,000 98University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California5$55,8561 year out$98,115$22,500 99University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, Colorado17$55,5501 year out—$29,625 100University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois77$55,0111 year out$86,517$22,500

Associate programs — 6 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Portland Community CollegePortland, Oregon7$63,6421 year out$81,975$21,409 2Bunker Hill Community CollegeBoston, Massachusetts7—1 year out——3Great Bay Community CollegePortsmouth, New Hampshire2—1 year out——4Delaware Technical Community College-TerryDover, Delaware1—1 year out——5Middlesex Community CollegeBedford, Massachusetts1—1 year out——6Community College of Rhode IslandWarwick, Rhode Island1—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 3 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of KansasLawrence, Kansas11—1 year out——2Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas10—1 year out——3Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho1—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).