About the Program
The MS in Bioinformatics program at Drexel Biomed aims to train professional graduates for bioinformatics specialist roles in healthcare, biomedical research, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries. This flexible, part-time master's degree program provides students with interdisciplinary knowledge and experience to develop and apply sophisticated computational methods for the analysis of biomedical data.
The program will provide you with knowledge in machine learning, data analysis, systems biology, genome information engineering, as well as gene sequencing technologies.
Why Choose Drexel Biomed?
- Drexel BIOMED anchors Philadelphia's "Cellicon Valley" at 32nd and Market Streets and is within proximity of several nationally recognized medical centers, including Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania (CHOP). Our region boasts one of the highest concentrations of medical universities and hospitals, biomedical devices and systems companies, biopharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and health systems industries in the United States.
- Drexel's Graduate Co-op program provides a six-month period of full-time job experience, gaining access to well-known employers in industry, such as Spark Therapeutics, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Integra Life Sciences, Lockheed Martin, and Johnson & Johnson. The graduate co-op program helps students by expanding their professional networks, enhancing their resumes, and bringing that experience back to the classroom and their peers.
- Drexel's School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems is the only free-standing school in the US that is focused exclusively on biomedical engineering and science. This unique environment is truly multidisciplinary, while providing biomedical engineering and science students with first-class status. Students and faculty enjoy close working partnerships with Drexel’s College of Engineering, College of Medicine, School of Public Health, Law School, and School of Entrepreneurship.
LEARN MORE ABOUT DREXEL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, SCIENCE AND HEALTH SYSTEMS
The School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems offers multidisciplinary graduate degrees and research on both a full- and part-time basis.
Graduate Degrees:
- MS in Biomedical Engineering (BME)
- MS in Biomedical Science (BMS)
- MS in Integrated Biomedical Engineering and Business (IBEB)
- MS in Bioinformatics
- PhD in Biomedical Engineering (BME)
- PhD in Biomedical Science (BMS)
Learn more about these programs