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 work 1:1 with a career coach and 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 by 6 months post-graduation for 2023 graduates.

62%

employed full-time

25%

pursuing further education

Select Job Titles

  • Design Engineer
  • Development Engineer
  • Quality Engineer
  • Research Associate
  • Research & Development Engineer

Select Industry Employers

  • Abbott Laboratories
  • Alphatec Spine
  • Boston Scientific
  • Cook Medical
  • Dexcom
  • Edwards Lifesciences
  • Epic
  • GE Healthcare
  • Immorna Biotherapeutics 
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Medtronic
  • restor3d
  • Stryker
  • Siemens
  • Startups

Select Academic Institutions

  • Dartmouth College
  • Duke University
  • Georgia Institute of Technology
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • University of Michigan
  • University of Illinois
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Vanderbilt University

Meet Duke BME Alumni

Catherine Yang
5/1 Pratt School of Engineering

Catherine Yang Goes Above and Beyond

Electrical and computer engineering and biomedical engineering major honored by Duke Alumni Engagement and Development for efforts to streamline alumni-student mentorship programs.