PhD in Biomedical Engineering: 103 US programs compared

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1
Harvard University
PhD in Health Sciences and Technology (MEMP)
Application deadline
Dec 1
Annual tuition
$66,720
Program duration
72 months
2
Stanford University
Biomedical Physics (BMP) PhD
Application deadline
Dec 2
Annual tuition
$63,540
Program duration
72 months
3
Princeton University
Bioengineering PhD
Application deadline
Dec 1
Annual tuition
$65,210
Program duration
60 months
4
University of California, Berkeley
Bioengineering with UCSF
Application deadline
Dec 1
Annual tuition
$40,064
Program duration
84 months
5
Yale University
Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
Application deadline
Dec 15
Annual tuition
$50,900
Program duration
72 months
6
California Institute of Technology
Doctor of Philosophy in Bioengineering
Application deadline
Oct 15 +5
Annual tuition
$68,001
7
University of Pennsylvania
Doctor of Philosophy in Bioengineering
Application deadline
Dec 15
Program duration
72 months
8
Columbia University
Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
Application deadline
Dec 15
Annual tuition
$28,420
Program duration
72 months
9
Cornell University
Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
Application deadline
Jan 3
Annual tuition
$29,500
Program duration
72 months
10
Johns Hopkins University
Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
Application deadline
Dec 3 +1
Annual tuition
$66,670
Program duration
72 months

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The complete list of Biomedical Engineering PhD Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.

First programs in this cohort
Rank	University	Program	Duration
#1	Harvard University	PhD in Health Sciences and Technology (MEMP)	72 months
#2	Stanford University	Biomedical Physics (BMP) PhD	72 months
#2	Stanford University	Doctor of Philosophy in Bioengineering	72 months
#4	Princeton University	Bioengineering PhD	60 months
#6	University of California, Berkeley	Bioengineering with UCSF	84 months
#6	University of California, Berkeley	Doctor of Philosophy in Bioengineering	64 months
#6	University of California, Berkeley	PhD in Joint Bio Engineering Program	60 months
#6	University of California, Berkeley	UCB-UCSF Joint PhD in Bioengineering	63 months
#8	Yale University	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering	72 months
#9	California Institute of Technology	Doctor of Philosophy in Bioengineering
#9	California Institute of Technology	Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Engineering	72 months
#10	University of Pennsylvania	Doctor of Philosophy in Bioengineering	72 months
#10	University of Pennsylvania	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering	72 months
#12	Columbia University	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering	72 months
#13	Cornell University	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering	72 months
#16	Johns Hopkins University	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering	72 months
#17	University of California, Los Angeles	Doctor of Philosophy in Bioengineering	72 months
#19	University of Michigan--Ann Arbor	PhD in Biomedical Engineering	72 months
#21	Carnegie Mellon University	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering	60 months
#22	Duke University	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering	72 months
#23	Northwestern University	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering	72 months
#24	New York University	Biomaterials Science Doctor of Philosophy Training Program	72 months
#24	New York University	Biomedical Imaging & Technology PhD Training Program	72 months
#24	New York University	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering	72 months
#24	New York University	PhD in Ergonomics & Biomechanics	48 months
#25	University of Washington	Doctor of Philosophy in Bioengineering	60 months
#26	University of California San Diego	Doctor of Philosophy in Bioengineering	60 months
#30	Brown University	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering	60 months
#31	The University of Texas at Austin	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering	67 months
#33	Georgia Institute of Technology	Doctor of Philosophy in Bioengineering
#33	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia Tech, Emory & Peking University Biomedical Engineering PhD Program	72 months
#33	Georgia Institute of Technology	Joint Georgia Tech & Emory University Biomedical Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering	72 months
#34	Rice University	Doctor of Philosophy in Bioengineering	72 months
#35	University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
#36	Washington University in St. Louis	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering	72 months
#36	Washington University in St. Louis	PhD in Imaging Science
#38	University of Wisconsin--Madison	Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Systems Engineering
#38	University of Wisconsin--Madison	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering	72 months
#39	Purdue University--West Lafayette	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
#39	Purdue University--West Lafayette	Doctor of Philosophy in Imaging Sciences
#40	Pennsylvania State University--University Park	Doctor of Philosophy in Bioengineering	60 months
#41	University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign	Doctor of Philosophy in Bioengineering	60 months
#42	University of Southern California	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering	60 months
#47	Dartmouth College	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering	60 months
#52	Vanderbilt University	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
#55	University of Virginia	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering	72 months
#61	University of Rochester	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering	48 months
#61	University of Rochester	Doctorate of Medicine and PhD in Biomedical Engineering
#62	University of California, Davis	Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Systems Engineering	60 months
#62	University of California, Davis	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical engineering
#62	University of California, Davis	Doctor of Philosophy in Biophotonics and Bioimaging
#64	University of Maryland, College Park	Doctor of Philosophy in Bioengineering
#64	University of Maryland, College Park	PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	108 months
#65	University of California--Irvine	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering	60 months
#72	University of Minnesota--Twin Cities	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering	60 months
#75	University of Pittsburgh	Doctor of Philosophy in Bioengineering
#77	University of Notre Dame	Doctor of Philosophy in Bioengineering	24 months
#78	Tufts University	Biomedical Engineering (MS and Doctor of Philosophy)
#78	Tufts University	PhD in Biomedical Engineering	60 months
#81	Rutgers University--New Brunswick	PhD in Biomedical Engineering	84 months
#84	University of Massachusetts--Amherst	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
#85	Boston University	PhD in Biomedical Engineering
#91	Michigan State University	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
#93	Texas A&M University--College Station	Doctor of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering
#93	Texas A&M University--College Station	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
#95	Ohio State University--Columbus	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
#96	University of Florida	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering	60 months
#98	Virginia Tech	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
#98	Virginia Tech	Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Mechanics
#114	North Carolina State University	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
#119	University of California, Santa Cruz	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences and Engineering
#134	University of Colorado Boulder	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering	60 months
#175	Arizona State University	PhD in Biomedical Engineering
#191	University of Connecticut	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
#201–250	Case Western Reserve University	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
#201–250	Northeastern University	Doctor of Philosophy in Bioengineering	60 months
#251–300	Stony Brook University--SUNY	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
#251–300	University of Miami	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
#251–300	University of Texas--Dallas	PhD in Biomedical Engineering	60 months
#301–400	George Washington University	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering	72 months
#301–400	University at Buffalo--SUNY	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
#301–400	University of Iowa	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
#401–500	Florida State University	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering	72 months
#401–500	University of Delaware	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomechanics and Movement Sciences
#401–500	University of Delaware	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
	Binghamton University--SUNY	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering	60 months
	Clemson University	Doctor of Philosophy in Bioengineering	60 months
	Drexel University	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
	Illinois Institute of Technology	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
	Lehigh University	Doctor of Philosophy in Bioengineering	60 months
	Marquette University	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
	Marquette University	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering with a Specialization in Functional Imaging	48 months
	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Doctor of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering
	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	PhD in Biomedical Engineering
	Rochester Institute of Technology	Doctor of Philosophy in Imaging Science	84 months
	Saint Louis University	Doctor of Philosophy in with Concentration in Biomedical Engineering	30 months
	Stevens Institute of Technology	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
	Syracuse University	Doctor of Philosophy in Bioengineering	60 months
	University of California--San Francisco	PhD in Joint Bioengineering Program	72 months
	University of Oklahoma	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering

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Remaining programs in this cohort
Rank	University	Program	Duration
	University of Vermont	Doctor of Philosophy degree in the interdisciplinary Bioengineering Program
	University of Vermont	Doctor of Philosophy in Bioengineering
	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering

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