Best colleges for Biomedical/Medical Engineering in California
Program-level earnings — not school prestige — rank these. Among the California programs in the federal field-of-study file, University of California-Los Angeles leads: its Biomedical/Medical Engineering graduates earn a median $116,525 four years after finishing, against the field's $93,451 national median. (Scorecard field-of-study, 2026.)
| # | College | Grad earnings, 4 yrs | Vs field median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California-Los Angeles | $116,525 | +$23,074 |
| 2 | Santa Clara University | $114,426 | +$20,975 |
| 3 | University of California-Berkeley | $110,597 | +$17,146 |
| 4 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | $109,232 | +$15,781 |
| 5 | California State University-Long Beach | $106,540 | +$13,089 |
How big is the earnings gap between California Biomedical/Medical Engineering programs?
$9,985 separates the top and bottom of this list — $116,525 at University of California-Los Angeles against $106,540 at California State University-Long Beach, four years after finishing. Same field, same state, same federal measure: where you study moves pay by that much.
Do California Biomedical/Medical Engineering graduates earn more than the national median?
The state's strongest program pays $23,074 above the $93,451 national median for the field. Program-level medians come from federal tax records of graduates who received aid, so they track actual pay rather than advertised salaries.