Master’s Student Outcomes

Launch into a High-Impact Career

When our BME students complete their master’s degrees, they don’t leave Duke. They launch.

Our graduates accelerate from our forward-looking programs with wide-ranging connections and opportunities. During your studies, you’ll discover how far your purpose and drive can take you.

Graduates of our BME program have gone on to careers at elite academic institutions and at leading biotech firms.

Outcomes for Recent Grads

Data reflects first-destination outcomes for the Class of 2025.

77%

employed full-time

23%

continuing education full-time

$98,250

average USA base salary

Select Recent Employers

  • Abbott Laboratories
  • Boston Scientific
  • Cook Medical
  • Edwards Lifesciences
  • Stryker

Select Recent Universities

  • Duke University
  • Harvard University
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Stanford University
  • University of Pennsylvania

Meet Duke BME Alumni

pelvic nerve stimulation evokes propagating contractions in the isolated mouse colon
11/10/25 Pratt School of Engineering

Using Electrical Bursts to Get the Gut Moving

Bursts of electrical stimulation could help restore gut motion to treat constipation, a technique recently licensed by industry leader Boston Scientific