Biomedical/Medical Engineering Programs in the Northeast
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This page ranks the 35 Biomedical/Medical Engineering programs in the Northeast by median earnings of Biomedical/Medical Engineering graduates four years after completing. University of Pennsylvania leads the list at $126,419, followed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology at $111,738 and Carnegie Mellon University at $109,648.
The median across the listed schools is $94,103, with figures ranging from $126,419 to $53,810.
The list includes 15 public and 20 private nonprofit institutions. Rutgers University-New Brunswick ranks 30th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions. CUNY City College reports the lowest average net price at $3,776.
The ranked list
| Rank | School | Program Earnings | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Admission rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA | $126,419 | $28,699 | -$3,012* | 5.4% |
| University of Pennsylvania reports $126,419 in median earnings for its Biomedical/Medical Engineering graduates four years after completing, the highest figure on this list. | |||||
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA | $111,738 | $20,111 | -$2,533* | 4.6% |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology admits 5% of applicants and posts median earnings of $111,738 for its Biomedical/Medical Engineering graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 3 | Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA | $109,648 | $31,944 | $9,097 | 11.7% |
| Graduates across all fields who borrowed left Carnegie Mellon University with a median of $21,750 in federal loans, while its Biomedical/Medical Engineering completers earned a median of $109,648 four years after completing. | |||||
| 4 | Lehigh University · Bethlehem, PA | $106,260 | $36,931 | $16,917 | 25.9% |
| Lehigh University ranks 4th on this list, with an average net price of $36,931 and a median of $106,260 for its Biomedical/Medical Engineering graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 5 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY | $103,306 | $36,228 | $24,078 | 63.5% |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute shows a median of $103,306 for its Biomedical/Medical Engineering graduates four years after completing, alongside an admission rate of 63%. | |||||
| 6 | Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA | $101,362 | $38,509 | $28,055 | 79.4% |
| With 100 graduates in the earnings cohort, Drexel University reports median earnings of $101,362 for its Biomedical/Medical Engineering completers four years after completing. | |||||
| 7 | Temple University · Philadelphia, PA | $101,101 | $28,198 | $22,694 | 80.4% |
| Temple University, a public university in Philadelphia, posts median earnings of $101,101 for its Biomedical/Medical Engineering graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 8 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus · University Park, PA | $100,416 | $32,875 | $19,845 | 60.6% |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus reports median earnings of $100,416 for its Biomedical/Medical Engineering graduates four years after completing, with an average net price of $32,875. | |||||
| 9 | Stevens Institute of Technology · Hoboken, NJ | $99,842 | $41,346 | $27,221 | 47.6% |
| Stevens Institute of Technology ranks 465th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and reports median earnings of $99,842 for its Biomedical/Medical Engineering graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 10 | Wentworth Institute of Technology · Boston, MA | $99,617 | $34,170 | $27,018 | 91.2% |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology admits 91% of applicants, and its Biomedical/Medical Engineering graduates earned a median of $99,617 four years after completing. | |||||
| 11 | Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY | $99,521 | $38,793 | $15,817 | 45.9% |
| Syracuse University reports median earnings of $99,521 for its Biomedical/Medical Engineering graduates four years after completing, with a cohort of 29 graduates in the earnings data. | |||||
| 12 | Boston University · Boston, MA | $99,024 | $24,402 | $9,500 | 11.1% |
| Boston University posts median earnings of $99,024 for its Biomedical/Medical Engineering graduates four years after completing, alongside an average net price of $24,402. | |||||
| 13 | University of Rhode Island · Kingston, RI | $96,532 | $21,440 | $14,368 | 72.2% |
| University of Rhode Island ranks 13th on this list, with median earnings of $96,532 for its Biomedical/Medical Engineering graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 14 | University of Rochester · Rochester, NY | $95,957 | $29,278 | $9,678 | 40.1% |
| A private nonprofit university in Rochester, University of Rochester reports an average net price of $29,278 alongside a 40% admission rate. | |||||
| 15 | CUNY City College · New York, NY | $95,685 | $3,776 | $1,251 | 60.0% |
| Graduates across all fields who borrowed left with a median of $11,990 in federal loans at CUNY City College, which ranks 48th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions. | |||||
| 16 | University of Connecticut · Storrs, CT | $95,682 | $25,097 | $15,193 | 52.4% |
| University of Connecticut posts median earnings of $95,682 for its Biomedical/Medical Engineering graduates four years after completing, from a cohort of 74 graduates in the earnings cohort. | |||||
| 17 | Binghamton University · Vestal, NY | $94,859 | $21,620 | $12,171 | 38.6% |
| With an admission rate of 39%, Binghamton University reports an average net price of $12,171 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
| 18 | Rochester Institute of Technology · Rochester, NY | $94,103 | $34,906 | $24,680 | 66.9% |
| Rochester Institute of Technology ranks 18th on this list, and its Biomedical/Medical Engineering completers who borrowed left with a median of $28,308 in federal loans. | |||||
| 19 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH | $92,984 | $23,805 | $16,523 | 88.2% |
| A public university in Durham, University of New Hampshire-Main Campus reports median earnings of $92,984 for its Biomedical/Medical Engineering graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 20 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute · Worcester, MA | $92,806 | $43,071 | $24,018 | 60.2% |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute shows an average net price of $43,071 and a 60% admission rate, with 132 graduates in the earnings cohort. | |||||
| 21 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth · North Dartmouth, MA | $91,805 | $20,927 | $15,976 | 90.6% |
| University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth ranks 406th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and reports median earnings of $91,805 for its Biomedical/Medical Engineering graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 22 | Brown University · Providence, RI | $91,674 | $25,184 | -$420* | 5.4% |
| Graduates across all fields who borrowed left with a median of $11,428 in federal loans at Brown University, which admits 5% of applicants. | |||||
| 23 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick · New Brunswick, NJ | $89,850 | $24,406 | $16,343 | 58.2% |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick posts median earnings of $89,850 for its Biomedical/Medical Engineering graduates four years after completing, from a cohort of 103 graduates in the earnings cohort. | |||||
| 24 | Widener University · Chester, PA | $89,794 | $25,759 | $21,200 | 70.9% |
| Widener University reports an average net price of $21,200 for families earning under $30,000 and ranks 24th on this list. | |||||
| 25 | Stony Brook University · Stony Brook, NY | $89,560 | $18,784 | $12,943 | 49.0% |
| Stony Brook University reports median earnings of $89,560 for its Biomedical/Medical Engineering graduates four years after completing, alongside an average net price of $18,784. | |||||
| 26 | New Jersey Institute of Technology · Newark, NJ | $88,396 | $16,504 | $10,138 | 65.1% |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology admits 65% of applicants and shows median federal debt of $21,500 among Biomedical/Medical Engineering completers who borrowed. | |||||
| 27 | Duquesne University · Pittsburgh, PA | $88,272 | $37,730 | $29,986 | 83.6% |
| Duquesne University, a private nonprofit university in Pittsburgh, ranks 27th on this list with median earnings of $88,272 four years after completing. | |||||
| 28 | Western New England University · Springfield, MA | $87,838 | $27,290 | $20,726 | 83.5% |
| Western New England University posts an average net price of $20,726 for families earning under $30,000, and its Biomedical/Medical Engineering graduates earned a median of $87,838 four years after completing. | |||||
| 29 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · Pittsburgh, PA | $86,893 | $30,434 | $14,709 | 58.1% |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus reports a median federal debt of $27,000 among Biomedical/Medical Engineering completers who borrowed, and its graduates four years after completing earn a median of $86,893. | |||||
| 30 | Union College · Schenectady, NY | $86,182 | $34,561 | $11,776 | 43.9% |
| Union College reports median earnings of $86,182 for its Biomedical/Medical Engineering graduates four years after completing, with an admission rate of 44%. | |||||
| 31 | University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY | $84,920 | $20,995 | $14,668 | 74.2% |
| University at Buffalo shows an average net price of $20,995 and median earnings of $84,920 for its Biomedical/Medical Engineering graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 32 | Rowan University · Glassboro, NJ | $84,059 | $22,408 | $15,305 | 77.7% |
| Rowan University reports a median federal debt of $26,697 among Biomedical/Medical Engineering completers who borrowed, and ranks 208th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions. | |||||
| 33 | University of Maine · Orono, ME | $80,059 | $17,510 | $12,642 | 96.6% |
| University of Maine admits 97% of applicants and reports median earnings of $80,059 for its Biomedical/Medical Engineering graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 34 | Bucknell University · Lewisburg, PA | $66,821 | $40,766 | $20,980 | 28.9% |
| Bucknell University posts an average net price of $20,980 for families earning under $30,000, and its Biomedical/Medical Engineering graduates earned a median of $66,821 four years after completing. | |||||
| 35 | Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY | $53,810 | $21,590 | $4,570 | 4.0% |
| Columbia University in the City of New York ranks 55th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions, with an admission rate of 4%. | |||||
* Net price can be negative: when grants and scholarships exceed the listed cost of attendance, students can receive the difference as a refund for other expenses.
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 the Northeast appear. The figure captures federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled, measured four years after finishing. For 2 of the 35 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 range and median below cover the 35 schools with a published figure. The gap between first-ranked University of Pennsylvania and second-ranked Massachusetts Institute of Technology is $14,681, and the spread from top to bottom reaches $72,609.
Job market context in the Northeast
Graduates of Biomedical/Medical Engineering programs in the Northeast enter a labor market that links to occupations such as Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers and Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary. Across those occupations the median annual wage is $108,769, and a quarter of workers in those occupations earn less than $79,888. Projections for 2024 to 2034 put employment in those occupations about 4.2% higher, with about 169 openings a year for every hundred graduates, more projected openings than graduates. Wages and top occupations exclude management occupations; openings include them. The ranking above uses graduate earnings four years after completing, not the broader occupational wage figures shown here.
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