Biomedical/Medical Engineering: master's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of biomedical/medical engineering graduates (master's degree) one year after graduation, at 48 colleges. National median: $86,813, rising to $110,932 after four years.

#	College	State	Earnings after 1 yr	After 4 yrs	Median debt
1	Tufts University	MA	$116,181	$151,062	$32,724
2	Johns Hopkins University	MD	$100,807	$115,950	$41,000
3	Keck Graduate Institute	CA	$99,601	$127,709	—
4	George Washington University	DC	$98,441	$105,496	—
5	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	MA	$96,154	$106,581	—
6	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	MN	$95,845	$112,691	$36,574
7	Columbia University in the City of New York	NY	$94,670	—	$65,131
8	Carnegie Mellon University	PA	$94,350	$104,076	$72,500
9	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	$93,050	$108,578	—
10	Duke University	NC	$91,874	$112,081	—
11	University of California-San Diego	CA	$91,168	$127,935	$34,167
12	University of Connecticut	CT	$90,849	$113,487	—
13	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus	CT	$90,849	$113,487	—
14	University of Connecticut-Avery Point	CT	$90,849	$113,487	—
15	University of Connecticut-Stamford	CT	$90,849	$113,487	—
16	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus	CT	$90,849	$113,487	—
17	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	$90,377	$109,392	$20,500
18	New Jersey Institute of Technology	NJ	$89,784	$104,927	—
19	Wayne State University	MI	$89,303	$103,906	—
20	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	MA	$88,985	$107,285	—
21	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	CA	$88,753	$113,572	—
22	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	NY	$87,651	—	—
23	Cornell University	NY	$86,865	$120,467	$44,556
24	Brown University	RI	$86,813	$118,502	$41,000
25	Boston University	MA	$86,455	$113,482	$63,500
26	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	PA	$85,837	$116,485	$32,012
27	University of California-Riverside	CA	$84,440	$109,400	—
28	University of Pennsylvania	PA	$82,955	$132,238	$57,129
29	Northwestern University	IL	$81,405	$95,167	—
30	Drexel University	PA	$81,370	$104,990	$41,000
31	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	MI	$80,558	$113,680	$20,500
32	University of Utah	UT	$80,435	—	—
33	Clemson University	SC	$80,140	$100,816	$20,500
34	Texas A&M University-College Station	TX	$80,066	—	—
35	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	$79,723	$98,771	—
36	University of Houston	TX	$79,549	—	—
37	University of California-Irvine	CA	$78,705	—	—
38	Syracuse University	NY	$78,058	—	—
39	University at Buffalo	NY	$77,242	$82,528	$20,500
40	University of Florida	FL	$76,716	$78,751	—
41	CUNY City College	NY	$75,218	—	—
42	University of North Texas	TX	$74,717	—	—
43	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	AZ	$74,699	$100,618	$20,500
44	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	CO	$74,388	—	—
45	The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	$74,165	$89,346	—
46	Binghamton University	NY	$71,368	$112,389	—
47	University of Miami	FL	$70,909	—	—
48	Loyola Marymount University	CA	$62,986	$109,396	—

Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much do biomedical/medical engineering graduates earn?

The median college reports $86,813 in earnings one year after a master's degree in biomedical/medical engineering and $110,932 four years after. The highest is $116,181 at Tufts University.

How much student debt do biomedical/medical engineering graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $34,167 at the typical college.