Best Biomedical/Medical Engineering Degrees in the US by ROI

Top colleges ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment across all active states. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Programs Analyzed

92

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$415,194

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$44,701

Cost of attendance

# College State 20-Yr Net ROI Median Salary Annual Cost Avg Debt
1 Northwestern University

Grad rate: 96.2%

IL +$956,068 $108,516 $87,804 $17,063 Full ROI →
2 Santa Clara University

Grad rate: 88.5%

CA +$788,931 $98,444 $77,768 $21,390 Full ROI →
3 George Washington University

Grad rate: 85.0%

DC +$763,102 $97,853 $80,727 $23,000 Full ROI →
4 Tulane University of Louisiana

Grad rate: 88.2%

LA +$715,120 $96,112 $83,761 $23,760 Full ROI →
5 University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth

Grad rate: 51.8%

MA +$702,082 $85,262 $31,677 $27,000 Full ROI →
6 Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Grad rate: 66.8%

CO +$655,676 $80,723 $29,696 N/A Full ROI →
7 The University of Texas at Austin

Grad rate: 87.7%

TX +$651,946 $81,988 $29,842 $21,071 Full ROI →
8 University of California-San Diego

Grad rate: 87.7%

CA +$632,960 $82,263 $36,325 $20,000 Full ROI →
9 University of Pennsylvania

Grad rate: 96.5%

PA +$597,417 $90,071 $85,738 $15,593 Full ROI →
10 The Catholic University of America

Grad rate: 79.0%

DC +$596,988 $86,489 $73,198 N/A Full ROI →
11 Syracuse University

Grad rate: 82.4%

NY +$593,026 $89,553 $80,396 $27,000 Full ROI →
12 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Grad rate: 92.4%

GA +$586,879 $78,439 $27,797 $22,750 Full ROI →
13 University of Michigan-Dearborn

Grad rate: 56.3%

MI +$574,730 $77,316 $22,435 $31,000 Full ROI →
14 North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Grad rate: 84.6%

NC +$569,126 $76,837 $25,613 $18,638 Full ROI →
15 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

Grad rate: 85.3%

CA +$562,913 $77,513 $29,918 $20,500 Full ROI →
16 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Grad rate: 84.8%

IL +$555,756 $77,352 $32,134 $16,850 Full ROI →
17 University of Delaware

Grad rate: 79.2%

DE +$555,585 $77,403 $29,347 $25,990 Full ROI →
18 Texas A&M University-College Station

Grad rate: 83.7%

TX +$537,135 $76,590 $32,085 $19,500 Full ROI →
19 Binghamton University

Grad rate: 83.2%

NY +$529,322 $75,680 $29,657 $19,000 Full ROI →
20 Purdue University-Main Campus

Grad rate: 83.1%

IN +$519,947 $73,827 $22,567 $19,500 Full ROI →
21 University at Buffalo

Grad rate: 73.5%

NY +$517,938 $75,123 $29,043 $21,000 Full ROI →
22 University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus

Grad rate: 59.7%

CT +$516,057 $73,807 $20,917 $26,974 Full ROI →
23 Lehigh University

Grad rate: 90.2%

PA +$514,340 $84,975 $77,515 $26,000 Full ROI →
24 University of Connecticut-Avery Point

Grad rate: 57.8%

CT +$513,313 $73,807 $21,603 $26,974 Full ROI →
25 Washington State University

Grad rate: 62.0%

WA +$513,216 $73,096 $27,176 N/A Full ROI →
26 Johns Hopkins University

Grad rate: 94.3%

MD +$506,850 $84,359 $81,300 $11,207 Full ROI →
27 Stony Brook University

Grad rate: 77.8%

NY +$504,579 $74,723 $29,174 $24,581 Full ROI →
28 University of Southern California

Grad rate: 92.2%

CA +$500,913 $84,960 $84,678 $14,500 Full ROI →
29 University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus

Grad rate: 63.9%

CT +$499,601 $73,807 $25,031 $26,974 Full ROI →
30 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Grad rate: 93.2%

MI +$498,480 $74,943 $33,345 $20,000 Full ROI →
31 New Jersey Institute of Technology

Grad rate: 73.4%

NJ +$493,539 $74,616 $32,228 $22,125 Full ROI →
32 University of Utah

Grad rate: 64.2%

UT +$491,071 $72,228 $21,799 $19,476 Full ROI →
33 University of Connecticut-Stamford

Grad rate: 59.5%

CT +$488,777 $73,807 $27,737 $26,974 Full ROI →
34 Carnegie Mellon University

Grad rate: 92.0%

PA +$487,204 $82,463 $80,514 N/A Full ROI →
35 Colorado School of Mines

Grad rate: 80.5%

CO +$485,326 $75,665 $38,556 $25,000 Full ROI →
36 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Grad rate: 83.5%

NY +$480,444 $83,764 $79,934 $26,000 Full ROI →
37 University of Virginia-Main Campus

Grad rate: 95.3%

VA +$474,572 $74,597 $38,132 $18,400 Full ROI →
38 Duke University

Grad rate: 96.2%

NC +$469,187 $82,947 $82,749 $13,894 Full ROI →
39 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Grad rate: 84.6%

MN +$460,563 $72,282 $29,013 $21,500 Full ROI →
40 University of Connecticut

Grad rate: 83.5%

CT +$453,437 $73,807 $36,572 $26,974 Full ROI →
41 Michigan Technological University

Grad rate: 68.2%

MI +$450,750 $72,870 $32,550 $27,000 Full ROI →
42 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Grad rate: 84.0%

PA +$450,662 $73,697 $36,707 $27,000 Full ROI →
43 University of California-Los Angeles

Grad rate: 92.6%

CA +$439,738 $72,328 $36,643 $15,000 Full ROI →
44 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Grad rate: 95.5%

MA +$439,730 $80,834 $79,850 $13,000 Full ROI →
45 University of California-Davis

Grad rate: 85.7%

CA +$429,783 $72,181 $38,067 $15,977 Full ROI →
46 University of California-Irvine

Grad rate: 86.3%

CA +$420,759 $71,436 $36,121 $17,390 Full ROI →
47 University of Toledo

Grad rate: 55.2%

OH +$417,977 $69,470 $26,190 $19,750 Full ROI →
48 Case Western Reserve University

Grad rate: 86.4%

OH +$414,180 $80,585 $81,533 $23,250 Full ROI →
49 Clemson University

Grad rate: 86.6%

SC +$411,309 $70,983 $34,494 $22,500 Full ROI →
50 Florida International University

Grad rate: 71.3%

FL +$410,194 $68,160 $20,556 $22,801 Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost − Debt Payoff (×1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20). Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.

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