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2026 Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in Rhode Island

[Biomedical Engineering](/majors/engineering/biomedical-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools to find the best return on investment for biomedical engineering students.

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• Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in Rhode Island

2026 Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in Rhode Island

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the biomedical engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools

1

University Of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

$16,942 In-State Tuition & Fees

$26,367 Avg Student Debt

$69,743 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Rhode Island tops our 2026 list of the best value biomedical engineering schools in Rhode Island. Located in the suburb of Kingston, University Of Rhode Island is a very large public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $16,942, compared with $37,146 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for biomedical engineering graduates is $26,367. Early-career biomedical engineering graduates make about $68,410. Set against $26,367 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 72% of applicants are accepted.

2

Brown University
Providence, RI

$71,312 In-State Tuition & Fees

$13,025 Avg Student Debt

$93,487 Median Earnings (10yr)

Brown University is a great value for students pursuing a degree in biomedical engineering, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the city of Providence, Brown University is a large private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $71,312. Students borrow a median of $13,025 to complete the biomedical engineering program here. Biomedical Engineering graduates of Brown University earn a median of $74,180 early in their careers. Set against $13,025 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 5% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 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.