Why choose Brown for your master’s?
Our biomedical engineering master's program is ranked #3 by College Choice, and Brown School of Engineering's master's program is ranked #9 by SR Education Group.
Students customize their curriculum.
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Students choose the framework for their master’s program from 3 tracks*:
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Master of Science Research Track [ScM - Thesis (Research)]
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Independent, hands-on research experience with world renowned faculty
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Students can choose projects from basic science to translational research with biology, engineering, or clinical faculty
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Written thesis and oral defense required
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Master of Science Design Track [ScM - Thesis (Design)]
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Team-based design toward an unmet clinical or commercial need in collaboration with faculty, clinical, and/or industry advisors
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Team written thesis and oral critique required
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Master of Science Non-Thesis Track [ScM - Non-thesis]
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Coursework-based degree
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Flexibility to explore areas of interest
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Best suited for those pursuing careers in industry
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In all 3 programs:
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Students customize their course selection based on their research needs and career goals.
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Students can opt to engage in stimulating co-ops at companies commercializing biomedical technologies.
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Students can pursue their degree on a part-time or full-time schedule.
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*New for 2019!
A wide variety of independent, cutting-edge research projects.
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Our advisors are passionate, supportive, and committed to strong mentorship.
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ScM- Thesis (Research) students have advisor flexibility and can choose between hospital based labs or department based labs.
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Meet our core faculty and affiliated faculty.
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Flexible course work allows for focus on research.
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Our students publish in top scientific journals: 45 Graduates from 2015-2017 were authors on 39 publications.*
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Some of the journals our students have published in:
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*Publications are likely to increase over time.
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Recent publications by our master's students:
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Azagury A, Fonseca VC, Cho DY, Perez-Rogers J, Baker CM, Steranka E, Goldenshtein V, Calvao D, Darling EM, Mathiowitz E. Single Step Double-walled Nanoencapsulation (SSDN). J Control Release. 2018;280:11-19.
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Bellamkonda S, Woodward SJ, Campolettano E, Gellner R, Kelley ME, Jones DA, Genemaras A, Beckwith JG, Greenwald RM, Maerlender AC, Rowson S Jr., Duma SM, Urban JE, Stitzel JD, Crisco JJ. Head Impact Exposure in Practices Correlates with Exposure in Games for Youth Football Players. J Appl Biomech. 2018:1-22.
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Evans EB, Brady SW, Tripathi A, Hoffman-Kim D. Schwann cell durotaxis can be guided by physiologically relevant stiffness gradients. Biomater Res. 2018;22:14.
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Godfrin MP, Sihlabela M, Bose A, Tripathi A. Behavior of Marine Bacteria in Clean Environment and Oil Spill Conditions. Langmuir. 2018;34(30):9047-9053.
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Our tuition scale is competitive with other masters's program
- Students pay per course credit and are required to take 8 courses over 4 semesters. Learn more about tuition and fees.
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Important Notes:
- The Grad School's tuition rates are based on a 4-course per semester schedule, but our program averages a 2-course per semester schedule.
- The BME Master's Program does not follow the pay scale for the Engineering Master's program (it's cheaper!).
Students report high satisfaction with their degree and their experience and continue to great PhD programs and companies.
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Brown BME alumni and current students can join our LinkedIn Group to network and access job postings.
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BME ScM Placement (2015-2017, 45 students):
- Companies our recent graduates have been hired by:
