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 graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia266$74,5621 year out$102,958$22,750 2Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas163$63,2491 year out$101,088$19,500 3North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina160$74,0161 year out$99,115$18,638 4University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina149$70,5611 year out—$15,000 5Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey139$62,0971 year out$87,822$25,989 6University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan138$70,3071 year out$85,471$20,000 7University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin137$74,0941 year out$94,667$20,492 8Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona136$60,8281 year out$88,459$21,429 9Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts132$69,2091 year out$98,562$26,848 10The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas132$56,0451 year out$91,099$21,071 11Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina128$65,1101 year out$85,149$22,500 12Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, Massachusetts121$78,2831 year out$102,711$27,000 13University of California-IrvineIrvine, California119$67,1701 year out$109,350$17,390 14Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana116$72,7491 year out$92,892$19,500 15University of FloridaGainesville, Florida115$60,5241 year out—$20,253 16University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California113$73,3481 year out$89,225$14,896 17University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia112$66,8231 year out$94,692$18,400 18Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland108$76,9281 year out$118,167$11,207 19Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania108$76,5311 year out$104,854$24,164 20New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, New Jersey102$63,4491 year out$94,193$22,125 21Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina102$69,8731 year out$115,268$13,894 22University of IowaIowa City, Iowa99$58,1441 year out$89,577$27,000 23Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, Ohio95$78,8151 year out$99,721$23,250 24University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California92$65,0451 year out$118,528$20,000 25Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio89$65,4691 year out$86,881$23,125 26The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas89$58,9161 year out$82,860$18,750 27University of California-DavisDavis, California87$68,4191 year out$105,286$15,977 28Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania87$74,8601 year out$103,385$30,697 29University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois86$71,4851 year out$103,191$16,850 30University of California-RiversideRiverside, California84$61,3421 year out$92,140$19,877 31University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts82—1 year out——32University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota81$76,1841 year out$93,996$21,500 33Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida79$62,2541 year out$93,714$22,801 34University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois77$55,0111 year out$86,517$22,500 35University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington77$57,0621 year out—$14,000 36University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut75$66,0751 year out$94,444$26,974 37University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah73$68,7831 year out$97,195$19,476 38Universidad Politecnica de Puerto RicoHato Rey, Puerto Rico72—1 year out——39California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California71$81,1861 year out$111,260$20,500 40University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California70$57,8741 year out$114,571$15,000 41San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California68—1 year out——42University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York68$55,9741 year out$100,258$21,000 43The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee68$47,2611 year out$93,023$22,200 44California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California66$66,0901 year out—$15,720 45University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, Massachusetts66—1 year out—$27,000 46University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania66$67,6271 year out$103,167$27,000 47Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, New York65$74,4271 year out$111,812$26,000 48Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, New Jersey64$73,4541 year out$94,580$27,000 49University of DelawareNewark, Delaware63$71,9801 year out$91,058$25,990 50University of North TexasDenton, Texas62—1 year out—$23,298 51Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, Wisconsin62$73,5261 year out$91,571$27,000 52Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana61$44,7171 year out$74,903$21,788 53Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts61—1 year out—$15,500 54The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas61$41,7731 year out—$26,106 55Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi60$45,4831 year out$75,267$25,350 56The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas60$60,7051 year out—$24,900 57Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia59—1 year out——58Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado57—1 year out$98,033—59Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee56$63,4021 year out$105,677$19,500 60Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon55$48,1341 year out$96,618$23,657 61Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts54$70,6961 year out$106,402$13,000 62Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York54$62,8951 year out—$19,500 63University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona53—1 year out$98,396$23,000 64George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia53$69,9421 year out$114,006$23,000 65Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, Michigan53$63,8311 year out$94,268$27,000 66Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York53$58,9991 year out$80,875$19,000 67University of ToledoToledo, Ohio53$69,7111 year out$84,310$19,750 68University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas52$59,5041 year out$64,718$27,000 69University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California52$80,5081 year out$112,503$14,500 70University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, Alabama51$42,5701 year out$85,321$22,676 71University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio51$72,1661 year out$85,432$23,250 72University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida50$67,0641 year out$86,005$18,425 73Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York50$72,3441 year out$103,407$29,183 74University of California-MercedMerced, California50$57,2231 year out$89,244$21,234 75University of RochesterRochester, New York49$69,4141 year out$101,457$20,500 76Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri48—1 year out—$21,250 77Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania48$54,4151 year out—$27,000 78Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, Massachusetts47$80,4011 year out$103,502$27,000 79University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio46$61,2261 year out$76,829$23,246 80University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma46—1 year out——81West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia46—1 year out——82Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois45$68,5921 year out$129,919$17,063 83Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York44$61,3971 year out—$15,500 84North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, North Carolina44$52,9481 year out—$30,743 85University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania44$93,3101 year out$121,488$15,593 86University of HoustonHouston, Texas43$48,3291 year out$80,209$13,502 87Stanford UniversityStanford, California41$50,4871 year out——88Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey40$67,6091 year out—$27,000 89Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, Virginia40$54,1331 year out$76,242$24,000 90University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri39—1 year out——91University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina38$57,3111 year out$73,342$26,000 92University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn, Michigan37$38,5931 year out—$31,000 93The College of New JerseyEwing, New Jersey37—1 year out——94Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida36—1 year out——95Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania36—1 year out——96George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia36$63,9811 year out—$23,625 97University of LouisvilleLouisville, Kentucky35—1 year out—$15,500 98Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York35$39,0351 year out$92,089$24,581 99Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York35$64,6601 year out$100,385$27,000 100Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania35$72,4401 year out$103,136$26,000

Associate programs — 6 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Bunker Hill Community CollegeBoston, Massachusetts7—1 year out——2Portland Community CollegePortland, Oregon7$63,6421 year out$81,975$21,409 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 (—).