Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program

When you enter the Vanderbilt biomedical engineering community as a graduate student, you will join a unique world of collegiality and stimulation. The department thrives at the interface of biology, engineering, physical, computing, and mathematical sciences. The Vanderbilt graduate program approach is thoroughly interdisciplinary, involving engineering specialties, life sciences, and biomedical engineering.

The Vanderbilt School of Medicine and the Vanderbilt University Hospital are located less than a block from the Vanderbilt School of Engineering, making possible a wide variety of collaborative efforts between faculty and students in the two schools.

As a biomedical engineering graduate student, you will receive the education you need to tackle real-world problems in the career path you choose, well grounded in the engineering, biological, and clinical disciplines. You will enjoy access to and support of faculty who are not only outstanding researchers but are deeply committed to the development of scholars.

You will take advanced courses in engineering specialties, life sciences, and biomedical engineering, combined with training in the conception and performance of biomedical research. Wherever feasible, you will have opportunities as a doctoral candidate to teach.

In addition to the core biomedical engineering faculty members, you will be able to work with more than 20 faculty members with primary appointments in other departments and associated with the BME graduate program. Many faculty members hold joint appointments with the School of Engineering and the School of Medicine, providing additional facilities and opportunities for graduate research. 

Three graduate degree programs are offered in biomedical engineering:

• Master of Science

• Master of Engineering

• Doctor of Philosophy

The department also participates in M.D./Ph.D. and M.D./M.S. programs with the School of Medicine.          

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