The Master's in Biomedical Engineering degree at Drexel Biomed is a full-time or part-time graduate program that prepares students to identify and address unmet clinical, diagnostic, and healthcare needs. Biomedical engineers require the analytical tools and broad knowledge of modern engineering and science, fundamental understanding of the biological or physiological system, and familiarity with recent technological advancements.

Why Study Biomedical Engineering?

If you are interested in technology and the future of healthcare, a Master's degree in Biomedical Engineering might be a good fit for your career goals. Biomedical engineers help improve human health by using engineering to solve unmet medical needs. The huge breadth of the field allows biomedical engineers to develop specialties in an area that interests them, such as biomaterials, medical devices, biomechanics, or bioinformatics.

• Drexel's graduate co-op program provides a six-month period of full-time job experience, gaining access to well-known employers in industry
• A pillar of Philadelphia's "Cellicon Valley" Avenue of Technology, our region boasts one of the highest concentrations of medical universities and hospitals, biomedical device and systems companies, bio-pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and health systems industries in the United States.
• Drexel Biomed is an independent School focused exclusively on biomedical engineering. This unique environment is truly multidisciplinary while providing biomedical engineering and science students first-class status.

Curriculum & Coursework

The core curriculum provides the necessary training in medical science, modeling and simulation and biomedical engineering applications. Students may focus their scholarly efforts on advanced coursework and research in such areas as Biomedical Imaging, Biomedical Instrumentation, Biomechanics, Biomaterials, Human Performance, Biomedical Signals, Neuroengineering, Tissue Engineering. While such concentrations are facilitated, the School does not offer formal certification in these sub-areas and the final degree is MS in Biomedical Engineering. A full list of required and elective courses as well as course-specific information is available in the course catalog.

Course Requirements

The core requirements for the master's in Biomedical engineering include a minimum of 45 course credits (most courses carry three credits each) and an optional research thesis. While a research thesis is highly recommended a Non-Thesis option is also available. Students who elect to pursue a Non-thesis option are required to complete a minimum of 45 credits of coursework to be approved by the School Graduate Advisor.

For a more detailed description of the MS requirements, please visit the MS Program Guidelines page.

Core Courses

Students who are part of the Master’s in Biomedical Engineering program are required to take several core courses, including:

Areas of Specialization in the Master’s in Biomedical Engineering Program

The Master’s of Science in Biomedical Engineering graduate program of the School does not offer concentration areas in sub-disciplines. However, students can plan their own concentration of courses that will give them strength in a particular sub-discipline. Alternatively, the student can specialize by conducting research and writing a thesis, or may pursue a dual-degree MS option. The areas of specialization where students can learn and participate in research are:

Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering

Biomechanics and Human Performance Engineering

Biomedical Systems and Imaging

Bioinformatics

Neuroengineering

Biomedical Technology Development

Pediatric Engineering

Graduate Co-op

Master’s students can choose to include a three- or six-month Graduate Co-op that allows them to gain hands-on experience in their chosen branch of biomedical industry completed during the course of their coursework. Graduate Co-ops are paid or unpaid opportunities to expand a student's professional network, enhance their resume and skillset, and to be more competitive for post-graduation employment.

International MS Programs

An international dual MS degree program in biomedical engineering is available in collaboration with Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Students in the biomedical engineering MS program at Drexel University can enroll for 1 year at SJTU and earn two MS degrees at the end of their studies. A dual PhD program with SJTU is also available.

Drexel offers an international MS graduate program, shortening the path to a Drexel Master's degree in Biomedical Engineering (BME) by a year. Applications for this cost-saving program have to be submitted to Drexel University and will be communicated with the college of the student's choice. Students can pursue an international BME graduate program at the following universities:

• SSN School of Advanced Career Education (SACE) in Chennai, India
• Bharati Vidyapeeth University (BVU) College for Engineering​ in Pune, India

Master's in Biomedical Engineering Admissions

To be admitted into the MS in Biomedical Engineering program, students must meet the following admissions criteria:

• Earned an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university in one of the traditional engineering areas, including:
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Computer Engineering
  • Software Engineering
  • Architectural Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering Technology Environmental Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Materials Science and Engineering

Application Requirements

• No GRE Examination Scores required to apply!
• Provide official transcripts from all colleges or universities attended
• Personal Essay
• Resume
• Two letters of recommendation

For more information about the application, financial aid, cost of study, and length of the program, please visit the Graduate Admissions website.