Overview

The MEng in General Bioengineering at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign is a professionally-oriented degree designed to bridge the skills gap by developing students with advanced technical know-how, a better understanding of the medical healthcare industry and more business acumen through coursework and project work, which provides students exposure to real world industry issues.

Career Opportunities

Reflective of the interdisciplinary nature of the field of bioengineering, students who have graduated from the Master of Engineering program have pursued various careers. Many have gone onto work in industry, while others have continued to pursue further advanced degrees (MD, PhD, MS, etc.).

Programme Structure

Research:

Bioengineering

Molecular, Cellular and Tissue Engineering

Bio-Micro and Nanotechnology

Computational and Systems Bioengineering

Synthetic Bioengineering

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

32 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Urbana, United States

Disciplines

Bio & Biomedical Engineering View 332 other Masters in Bio & Biomedical Engineering in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

Students must select one of the concentrations under the MEng in Bioengineering program to apply to and will not be able to complete multiple concentrations. Students should have an undergraduate degree in an engineering or a science related field or must have taken engineering or science related coursework.

Applicants should have a minimum grade point average of 3.00 (A = 4.00) or equivalent for the last two years of undergraduate study and show evidence of strong quantitative skills and of serious interest in the life sciences through their personal statement. Students with less than a 3.0 GPA may be considered for a limited status admission.

All applicants whose native language is not English are required to submit TOEFL or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) scores as evidence of English proficiency. Minimum admission requirements are set by the Graduate College.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

41030 USD / year

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Out-of-State

41030 USD / year

≈ 41030 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

22354 USD / year

≈ 22354 USD / year

Living costs

Urbana

United States

1100 - 1500 USD / month

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