2021 Best Biomedical Engineering Graduate Schools for a Master's Degree
By the GradReports team | Updated 5/21/2021
We ranked the best 20 graduate schools for a master's in biomedical engineering based on alumni starting salaries. The top school is Tufts University, with program alumni earning a median salary of $88,880 in their first year after graduation. San Jose State University ranks #2 with a median salary of $87,600. It is also the most affordable school on the list, with an annual tuition of $18,734. Santa Clara University has the next highest median salary, at $18,130.
All tuition rates, alumni salaries, and median student debt were collected from the U.S. Department of Education. For more information on how we rank schools or the data we use, please see our methodology page.
| School | Annual Tuition | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Tufts University | $53,658 | $88,880 |
| San Jose State University | $18,790 | $87,600 |
| Santa Clara University | $25,056 | $86,130 |
| Brown University | $58,180 | $84,650 |
| University of California-San Diego | $28,557 | $82,440 |
| University of Connecticut | $40,968 | $79,690 |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | $20,881 | $79,470 |
| Johns Hopkins University | $57,556 | $78,970 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | $40,848 | $77,300 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | $31,164 | $77,090 |
| University of Southern California | $47,107 | $76,460 |
| Duke University | $56,888 | $76,460 |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | $33,744 | $74,850 |
| University of Miami | $38,908 | $74,580 |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | $37,990 | $73,950 |
| Cornell University | $30,022 | $73,230 |
| Boston University | $55,502 | $72,610 |
| Drexel University | $36,021 | $72,130 |
| University of Michigan - Ann Arbor | $48,532 | $72,020 |
| Case Western Reserve University | $46,560 | $70,010 |