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Best Biomedical/Medical Engineering Programs in Michigan

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This page ranks the 5 Biomedical/Medical Engineering programs in Michigan by the median earnings of Biomedical/Medical Engineering graduates four years after completing. Wayne State University ranks 1st on this list, reporting median earnings of $106,048 for its graduates four years after completing.

Across the listed schools, the figure ranges from $106,048 to $77,401, with a median of $83,916. The gap between the top two programs is $3,706.

4 of the 5 schools are public and 1 is private. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor ranks 16th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions, the strongest showing on the list. University of Michigan-Dearborn posts the lowest average net price, at $9,492.

The ranked list

5 schools in list order
RankSchoolProgram EarningsAverage net priceNet price, families under $30KAdmission rate
1Wayne State University · Detroit, MI$106,048$12,766$11,09081.2%
Wayne State University ranks 1st on this list with median earnings of $106,048 for its Biomedical/Medical Engineering graduates four years after completing, alongside an average net price of $12,766.
2University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI$102,342$13,138$1,04315.6%
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor admits 16% of applicants and reports median earnings of $102,342 for its Biomedical/Medical Engineering graduates four years after completing.
3Michigan Technological University · Houghton, MI$83,916$14,182$2,04592.4%
Michigan Technological University graduates left with a median of $27,000 in federal loans among Biomedical/Medical Engineering completers who borrowed, while the program's median earnings four years after completing reached $83,916.
4Lawrence Technological University · Southfield, MI$80,937$32,918$25,98055.9%
A private nonprofit university in Southfield, Lawrence Technological University reports median earnings of $80,937 for its Biomedical/Medical Engineering graduates four years after completing and an average net price of $25,980 for families earning under $30,000.
5University of Michigan-Dearborn · Dearborn, MI$77,401$9,492$7,21155.6%
University of Michigan-Dearborn ranks 88th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and shows median earnings of $77,401 for its Biomedical/Medical Engineering graduates four years after completing.

How this list is ordered

Programs are ordered by the median earnings of their Biomedical/Medical Engineering graduates four years after completing, highest first. Only programs with a reported earnings cohort in Michigan appear. The figures are medians for federally aided completers of the program who were working and not enrolled. For 1 of the 5 listed programs the figure is the two-year completion median rather than the four-year one. The metric does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost, or who enrolls, and it is not a measure of teaching quality. The gap between Wayne State University and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor is $3,706, while the spread from the top of the list to the bottom reaches $28,647.

Job market context in Michigan

The occupations linked to Biomedical/Medical Engineering in Michigan include roles such as Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers and Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary. The median annual wage across those occupations is $124,726, and a quarter of workers in those occupations earn less than $93,852. Projections for 2024 to 2034 show about 1,110 openings a year, or about 451 openings a year for every hundred graduates, with more projected openings than graduates. Projections for 2024 to 2034 put employment in those occupations about 2.9% higher. Wages and top occupations exclude management occupations; openings include them. These labor-market figures describe the occupations, not the earnings of any listed program's graduates, which the ranking above reports four years after completing.

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