Overview

To prepare you for your career or a doctoral program, we want research to be a big part of your education. That's why your courses will be selected in consultation with a thesis advisor and approved by the biomedical engineering graduate program committee.

As part of your curriculum, you'll learn about topics such as engineering analysis, statistical methods, and quantitative physiology, while you research areas like biomedical imaging, biomedical implants and devices, cardiac electrophysiology, multi-scale computational modeling, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine. In the end, you'll present your research at a scientific or technical conference and publish at least one peer-reviewed manuscript.

Fast Facts:

The Department of Biomedical Engineering at The University of Alabama at Birmingham is ranked fifth in NIH funding for joint biomedical engineering departments.
Endowed Chair Jianyi "Jay" Zhang, MD, PhD, is developing human cardiac-muscle patches to heal damaged tissue following heart attacks, preventing future heart failure.

Programme Structure

Courses:

Implant-Tissue Interactions
Current Topics in Stem Cell Engineering
Tissue Engineering
Medical Image Processing
Bioelectric Phenomena
Cardiac Electrophysiology
Continuum Mechanics of Solids

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-05-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00
Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
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Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Birmingham, United States

Disciplines

Bio & Biomedical Engineering View 335 other Masters in Bio & Biomedical Engineering in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.5

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Required

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General requirements

Applicants to the MSBME program should have earned a bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering, engineering, or a closely-related field. Students with undergraduate degrees in the physical sciences, life sciences, or mathematics will also be considered for admission; however, such students must demonstrate competence in engineering areas usually found in an undergraduate engineering curriculum. In some cases, preparatory courses in engineering may be required, with specific recommendations made by the BME Graduate Program Director.
Successful applicants typically have an undergraduate GPA of 3.5 or higher. Scores on the GRE General Test will be accepted but are not required for the 2020-2021 academic year. International students should follow the UAB Graduate Schoo's guidelines on English language proficiency.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

41790 USD / year

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Out-of-State

39060 USD / year

≈ 39060 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

15870 USD / year

≈ 15870 USD / year

Living costs

Birmingham

United States

1019 - 1648 USD / month

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