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# Best Biomedical/Medical Engineering Programs in Michigan

Updated September 30, 2026

Part of [Best Engineering Colleges in Michigan](/rankings/best-engineering-colleges-in-michigan/)

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](/school/wayne-state-university/majors/) 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](/school/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor/majors/) 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

| Rank | School | Program Earnings | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Admission rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Wayne State University · Detroit, MI | $106,048 | $12,766 | $11,090 | 81.2% |
|  | [Wayne State University](/school/wayne-state-university/majors/) ranks 1st on this list with [median earnings of $106,048](/school/wayne-state-university/outcomes/) for its Biomedical/Medical Engineering graduates four years after completing, alongside an average net price of $12,766. |
| 2 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI | $102,342 | $13,138 | $1,043 | 15.6% |
|  | [University of Michigan-Ann Arbor](/school/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor/majors/) [admits 16% of applicants](/school/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor/admissions/) and reports median earnings of $102,342 for its Biomedical/Medical Engineering graduates four years after completing. |
| 3 | Michigan Technological University · Houghton, MI | $83,916 | $14,182 | $2,045 | 92.4% |
|  | [Michigan Technological University](/school/michigan-technological-university/majors/) graduates left with a [median of $27,000](/school/michigan-technological-university/outcomes/) in federal loans among Biomedical/Medical Engineering completers who borrowed, while the program's median earnings four years after completing reached $83,916. |
| 4 | Lawrence Technological University · Southfield, MI | $80,937 | $32,918 | $25,980 | 55.9% |
|  | A private nonprofit university in Southfield, [Lawrence Technological University](/school/lawrence-technological-university/majors/) reports [median earnings of $80,937](/school/lawrence-technological-university/outcomes/) for its Biomedical/Medical Engineering graduates four years after completing and an average net price of $25,980 for families earning under $30,000. |
| 5 | University of Michigan-Dearborn · Dearborn, MI | $77,401 | $9,492 | $7,211 | 55.6% |
|  | [University of Michigan-Dearborn](/school/university-of-michigan-dearborn/majors/) [ranks 88th on Azimuth's composite ranking](/school/university-of-michigan-dearborn/) 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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