Overview

The Richard and Loan Hill Department of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago offers a program leading to degrees in Bioinformatics at both the master’s level.

Key Features

This track is strongly advised if you may be interested in pursuing a PhD in the future.

Researching and writing a master’s thesis is an academically intensive process that takes the place of 8 credits of traditional coursework. Students work with a faculty advisor to choose a topic of interest, engage in high-level study of that topic, and develop a paper that is suitable for presentation at a conference or submission to a journal.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Medical Product Development

Biomechanics

FDA and ISO Requirements for the Development and Manufacturing of Medical Devices

Biomedical Imaging

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Bioinstrumentation and Measurements

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Chicago, United States

Disciplines

Bioinformatics & Biostatistics View 264 other Masters in Bioinformatics & Biostatistics in United States

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Academic requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Baccalaureate Field Physical sciences, engineering, computer science, mathematics, or biology. Students from other areas are also encouraged to apply if their backgrounds indicate a reasonable chance of success in the program.

Tests Required GRE General, quantitative reasoning percentile rank above 50%.

Letters of Recommendation Three required.

Personal Statement Required.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

27306 USD / year

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Out-of-State

27306 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

13102 USD / year

≈ 13102 USD / year

Living costs

Chicago

United States

1297 - 2491 USD / month

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Funding

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

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Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Chicago

Financing

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