Overview

The Bioengineering degree from University of California, Riverside requires a minimum of 36 quarter credits and may be completed in three to four academic quarters of full-time study. Both thesis and non-thesis options are offered for the M.S. degree program (Plan I, Thesis, and Plan II, Comprehensive Examination). Students must request permission to pursue a Master of Science in Bioengineering while simultaneously pursing a Ph.D. in a program other than Bioengineering. The normative time to complete the MS degree is two years. For more information on the requirements of either plan, please refer to the BIG student handbook.

Why BIG?

Broad range of critically important, contemporary bioengineering topics
Dedication to leadership training - graduates are continuously exposed to opportunities to interact with BIG faculty as well as many Colloquium speakers to ask questions without faculty presence
Emphasis on productivity in an energized welcoming environment has students working early and often with creative expression and presentations that focus on accountability
Strong faculty dedicated to a collaborative, sharing environment to maximize learning and innovation with flexible course structures that include non-clinical medical school courses at the UCR School of Medicine
Opportunities to interact with leading UC centers with cutting edge instrumentation including UCR Center for Plant Cell Biology (CEPCEB) and UCR Central Facility for Advanced Microscopy and Microanalysis as well as the potential to do collaborative cutting-edge medical research with institutions such as City of Hope, Loma Linda University’s School of Medicine and University of Iowa’s Carver College of Medicine.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Engineering Analysis of Physiological Systems

Cellular and Molecule Engineering

Optical Methods in Biology, Chemistry, and Engineering

Integration of Computational and Experimental Biology

Biotransport Phenomena

Transport with Reactions in Biological Systems

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

36 alternative credits

quarter credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Riverside, United States

Disciplines

Bio & Biomedical Engineering Biotechnology View 335 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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Other requirements

General requirements

In addition to the following requirements, all applicants must meet the general requirements of the UCR Graduate Council as set forth by the Graduate Division. Applicants will need to have completed coursework in chemistry, physics, math, biochemistry and biology, and engineering. Students without an undergraduate engineering degree should have excellent training in mathematics and the physical sciences. Specific recommendations for students without an undergraduate engineering degree are:

Two years of mathematics
One year of physics
One year of inorganic chemistry including lab
One year of organic chemistry including lab
One course in biochemistry

One course in molecular biology

All international students whose first language is not English must satisfactorily complete the SPEAK test.

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

24010 USD / year

≈ 24010 USD / year
Out-of-State

24010 USD / year

≈ 24010 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

13942 USD / year

≈ 13942 USD / year

Additional Details

Tuition is per quarter

Living costs

Riverside

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

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