Graduate Programs in Biological Engineering
Explore 90+ Biological Engineering graduate programs at 50+ universities across 9 countries.
Overview
Biological engineering applies engineering principles to living systems. Students work in synthetic biology, bioprocessing, metabolic engineering, biomaterials and agricultural or environmental biotechnology, designing biological tools and processes as well as studying them.
A master's can be research-based or a professional degree focused on bioprocessing and biomanufacturing. A PhD trains researchers who build new biological technologies.
Graduates become bioprocess engineers, synthetic biologists, metabolic engineers, biomanufacturing specialists and research scientists. Biotech, pharmaceutical, food and agricultural companies hire them, and biologics manufacturing and cell and gene therapy are areas of strong growth.
Most Biological Engineering programs charge between $14,000 and $62,000 a year in tuition. The top ten ranked programs charge between $19,000 and $66,000.
Top Ranked Master's Programs
The five highest-ranked universities offering this degree.
- University of ChicagoMaster of Engineering (MEng) in Pritzker Molecular EngineeringDeadline Jun 18 +3 · Duration 12 months
- Cornell UniversityMaster of Science in Biological and Environmental EngineeringDeadline Oct 1 · Tuition $20,800
- Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH)Master of Science in Chemical and BioengineeringDeadline Nov 30 +1 · Duration 18 months
- Johns Hopkins UniversityMS in BiotechnologyDeadline Dec 20 +9 · Tuition $19,133 · Duration 36 months
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityMS in Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical EngineeringDeadline Dec 15 +2 · Tuition $60,300 · Duration 18 months
Top Ranked PhD Programs
The five highest-ranked universities offering this degree.
- Harvard UniversityBioengineering PhDDeadline Dec 15 · Tuition $59,048 · Duration 72 months
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy in Biological EngineeringDeadline Dec 1 · Tuition $33,360 · Duration 72 months
- Cornell UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Biological and Environmental EngineeringDeadline Oct 1 · Tuition $20,800 · Duration 72 months
- Northwestern UniversityChemical & Biological Engineering (PhD)Deadline Dec 1 · Tuition $56,067 · Duration 60 months
- University of Wisconsin--MadisonPhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering
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