Overview

The Biotechnology program of University of Pennsylvania teaches students about topics ranging from the latest developments in recombinant DNA technology to non-technical issues that students must understand to bring biotechnology products to market such as bioethics, government regulatory and drug-approval policies and patent law.

Key facts:

The Biotechnology program of University of Pennsylvania is strongly interdisciplinary and draws its faculty and courses from the School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Penn's world-class biomedical research centers, renowned science departments and position at the hub of the largest pharmaceutical/biotechnology corridor in the United States, place this program at the vanguard of biotechnology education.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Bioengineering: Biomaterials
Principles of Biological Fabrication
Translational Therapeutics
Immunobiology
Cancer Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-02-03 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

7.5

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TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

60 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Philadelphia, United States

Disciplines

Biotechnology View 194 other Masters in Biotechnology in United States

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Academic requirements

GRE^®

Required

GMAT

Required

English requirements

IELTS

7.5

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

Completion of an undergraduate program at an accredited US institute or its equivalent in another country. Applicants should have at least a year of college-level calculus. A degree in a specific discipline is not a requirement for admission.

Completion of the application and all requirements listed on the School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) Graduate Admissions webpage

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Tuition Fee

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International

8175 USD/module

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 8175 USD per module during 18 months.
National

8175 USD/module

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Based on the tuition of 8175 USD per module during 18 months.
In-State

8175 USD/module

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 8175 USD per module during 18 months.

tuition per course unit

Living costs for Philadelphia

1313 - 2284 USD /month

Living costs

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