Prepare for success in industry, research or academia
The Duke Difference
- Highly ranked—Duke BME is ranked among the very best
- Low cost of living, high quality of life—Durham, NC, is one of the best places to live in the US
- Dedicated career services—Including workshops, events and one-on-one coaching
- Excellent career outcomes—Within 6 months of graduating, more than 80% of our grads are employed or pursuing further education
#7
BME graduate degree program in the United States
#9
National University
Top 20
U.S. engineering school for overall faculty research productivity
84%
of recent graduates found employment or pursued grad school within 6 months of graduation
Sources: U.S. News & World Report, Academic Analytics, Duke University
Degree Programs to Meet Your Goals
Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering
- An MS is an excellent preparation for industry or entry to PhD or MD program
- Options: Thesis or non-thesis
Master of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering
- An MEng is very suitable for students interested in careers in industry
- Built-in internship and business courses to build professional skills
Medical Technology Design Master of Engineering
- An immersive MEng degree program—students work alongside clinicians
- Duke is uniquely equipped to deliver best-in-class MedTech design training
MD+Master of Engineering
- For Duke School of Medicine MD students
- Earn both an MD and an engineering degree in five years
Focus Your Degree
Customize a master's in biomedical engineering with a concentration or certificate
Areas of Concentration
- Bioelectric Engineering
- Biomaterials
- Biomechanics and Mechanobiology
- Biomedical Imaging and Biophotonics
- Biosensors and Bioinstrumentation
- Biotechnology
- Computational Modeling of Biological Systems
- Drug and Gene Delivery
- Health Data Science
- Immune Engineering
- Medical Device Design
- Neural Engineering
- Synthetic and Systems Biology
- Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Graduate Certificates
- Biomedical Data Science
- Biotechnology
- Medical Device Design
- Neural Engineering
- Photonics
- Nanoscience