Compare 34 Biological Engineering Master's Programs in the US

Grad School Navigator tracks 34 Biological Engineering master's programs in the US across 28 universities. Most do not require the Graduate Record Examination (GRE); only 12% report it as a requirement. Start with the ranked programs below, then use Explorer to compare the details that matter to your shortlist.

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Sorted by Grad School Navigator University Rank. Each row also shows QS, Times Higher Education, U.S. News, or Academic Ranking of World Universities positions when available.

  1. 1
    Application deadline
    Jun 18 +3
    Program duration
    12 months
  2. 2
    Application deadline
    Feb 1 +1
    Annual tuition
    $73,946
    Program duration
    48 months
  3. 3

    Johns Hopkins University

    MS in Biotechnology

    Application deadline
    Dec 20 +9
    Annual tuition
    $19,133
    Program duration
    36 months
  4. 4
    Application deadline
    Dec 15 +2
    Annual tuition
    $60,300
    Program duration
    18 months
  5. 5

    Northwestern University

    Master of Science in Biotechnology

    Application deadline
    Mar 1 +2
    Annual tuition
    $55,917
    Program duration
    21 months
  6. 6
    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Annual tuition
    $14,397
  7. 7

    University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign

    Master of Science in Agricultural and Biological Engineering

    Application deadline
    Oct 1 +1
    Annual tuition
    $40,444
    Program duration
    24 months
  8. 8

    University of California--Irvine

    Masters of Science Degree in Biotechnology

    Application deadline
    Mar 1
    Annual tuition
    $37,217
    Program duration
    24 months
  9. 9
    Application deadline
    Nov 1 +2
    Annual tuition
    $49,560
    Program duration
    10 months
  10. 10
    Application deadline
    Jan 1 +1
    Annual tuition
    $15,900
    Program duration
    12 months

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Complete Program List34 programs

The complete list of Biological Engineering Master's Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.

First programs in this cohort
RankUniversityProgramDuration
#1Harvard UniversityMaster of Science in Engineering Sciences: Bioengineering
#11University of ChicagoMaster of Engineering (MEng) in Pritzker Molecular Engineering12 months
#13Cornell UniversityMaster of Engineering in Biological and Environmental Engineering48 months
#13Cornell UniversityMaster of Science in Biological and Environmental Engineering
#16Johns Hopkins UniversityMS in Biotechnology36 months
#21Carnegie Mellon UniversityMS in Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering18 months
#23Northwestern UniversityMaster of Science in Biotechnology21 months
#39Purdue University--West LafayetteMaster's in Agricultural and Biological Engineering
#40Pennsylvania State University--University ParkMaster of Science in Agricultural and Biological Engineering
#41University of Illinois--Urbana-ChampaignMaster of Science in Agricultural and Biological Engineering24 months
#41University of Illinois--Urbana-ChampaignMS in Medical Biotechnology
#65University of California--IrvineMasters of Science Degree in Biotechnology24 months
#72University of Minnesota--Twin CitiesMaster of Science in Bioproducts and Biosystems Science, Engineering and Management
#91Michigan State UniversityMaster of Science Degree in Biosystems Engineering
#92Georgetown UniversityMaster of Science in Biotechnology10 months
#93Texas A&M University--College StationMaster of Engineering in Biological and Agricultural Engineering
#93Texas A&M University--College StationMaster of Science in Biological and Agricultural Engineering
#95Ohio State University--ColumbusMaster of Science in Agriculture
#95Ohio State University--ColumbusMaster of Science in Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering
#96University of FloridaMaster of Engineering in Agricultural & Biological Engineering
#96University of FloridaMaster of Science in Agricultural & Biological Engineering12 months
#98Virginia TechMaster of Arts in Education in Instructional Technology Online36 months
#99University of GeorgiaMaster of Science in Agricultural Engineering
#99University of GeorgiaMaster of Science in Biological Engineering
#114North Carolina State UniversityMaster of Science in Biological and Agricultural Engineering
#183University of Illinois at ChicagoMS in Medical Biotechnology24 months
#201–250Northeastern UniversityMaster of Science in Biotechnology36 months
Auburn UniversityMaster of Science in Biosystems Engineering24 months
Brandeis UniversityProfessional Science Master's Program in Biotechnology24 months
Clemson UniversityMaster of Science in Biosystems Engineering
Illinois Institute of TechnologyMaster of Biological Engineering
Santa Clara UniversityMS in Bioengineering
University of New HampshireMaster of Science in Agricultural Sciences
Wake Forest UniversityMS in Translational Biotechnology24 months

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