Overview

The Biomedical Engineering MSc program from San José State University has been designed, in consultation with potential employers, to prepare graduates for the wide variety of emerging interdisciplinary careers at the interfaces between engineering and the life sciences.

The coursework has been designed to build upon the student’s background in engineering, biology, chemistry or physics.

Graduates with Biomedical Engineering from San José State University will be able to:

solve complex engineering problems and tasks, and use engineering, science and statistics principles to justify recommendations.

evaluate the impact of their work on society, including ethical, economic, global and environmental aspects.

deliver effective presentations of engineering results in written and oral formats.

apply their engineering knowledge to critically evaluate relevant literature and new technologies or systems.

apply their engineering education to a variety of career paths.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Biotransport Phenomena

Medical and Biological Polymers

Experimental and Computational Biofluid Mechanics

Microscale Biomedical Systems: Physics and Applications

Biomedical Applications of Nanoplatforms

Medical Imaging for Engineers

Tissue Engineering

Electronics for Biomedical Applications

Engineering Biomechanics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

San Jose, United States

Disciplines

Bio & Biomedical Engineering View 335 other Masters in Bio & Biomedical Engineering in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

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3.5 _(analytical)

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General requirements

Applicants whose GPA is below 3.0 are also required to take the GRE General Test and obtain a combined score of 315 or higher in the Verbal and Quantitative Reasoning sections, and a score of 3.5 or higher in the Analytical Writing section.

U.S. bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution, or the completion of a 4-year bachelor’s degree from a recognized, accredited, and approved institution from a country outside of the U.S.

Good academic standing at the last institution attended.

English Language Proficiency Exam, if necessary.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

10460 USD / year

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Out-of-State

10460 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

10460 USD / year

≈ 10460 USD / year

Additional Details

Non-Resident Fees are charged an additional $444 per unit.

Living costs

San Jose

United States

1740 - 3150 USD / month

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Graduates with Biomedical Engineering from San José State University will be able to:

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

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Living costs

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