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2026 Best Value Biochemical Engineering Schools in the United States
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the biochemical engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Biochemical Engineering Schools
University Of California Berkeley earned the #1 spot for value among biochemical engineering schools in the United States. Located in the city of Berkeley, University Of California Berkeley is a very large public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $15,377, with out-of-state students paying around $47,265. Biochemical Engineering graduates carry a median of $14,238 in student loans. Soon after graduation, biochemical engineering degree recipients from University Of California Berkeley generally make around $70,847. That is a strong return on a $14,238 median debt. The acceptance rate is 11%.
Other Biochemical Engineering Degree Levels
Looking for a different degree level? Compare best-value Biochemical Engineering rankings across degree levels:
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 9 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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[Biochemical Engineering](/majors/engineering/biochemical-engineering/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
