Biomedical Engineering: Accelerated Program MS

Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering

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Is this program right for you?

The MS in Biomedical Engineering Accelerated program teaches you to combine the fundamentals of the biomedical sciences with advanced engineering methods of analysis and design to design new medical instruments and devices, understand and repair the human body, and make technologies cost-effective for both companies and patients.

Graduate in just one year, no thesis required
The program is course-based, allowing you to tailor your graduate experience to your own personal and career interests
Choose to pursue one of several specializations: Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Biomechanics, Biomedical Imaging and Optics, Medical and Microdevices, Neuroengineering or Systems and Synthetic Biology

Education that works for you

Gain the biomedical engineering knowledge you need to succeed in just 1 year with UW–Madison’s Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering Accelerated program.

Program type

Master’s degree

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Degree awarded

Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering

Commitment

1 year

Tuition

$1,200 per credit

Format

Accelerated

Face-to-face

Credits

30 graduate credits

Admission terms

Program admits for fall and spring terms

Offered by

College of Engineering

STEM opt eligible

Yes

International eligibility

Yes

Application deadlines

Fall 2025

Deadline: December 15, 2024

Spring 2026

Deadline: September 1, 2025

Fall 2026

Deadline: December 15, 2025

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The accelerated format and ability to carry up undergraduate coursework allowed me to complete the program in two semesters. The master’s program is much more flexible than undergraduate programs in really allowing you to explore your interests. I took courses in developing drugs and devices, and I now do that in my career!

– Tim Madigan, MS ’22

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Results that work for you

Biomedical Engineering: Accelerated Program MS

$100,700

Median salary in 2023

Job titles

Biomedical engineers,
Bioinformatics engineers
Clinical engineers
Biomechanical engineers
Bioinformatics software engineers
Clinical biomedical engineers
Research biomedical engineers

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Top industries

Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing
Scientific Research and Development Services
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals

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Top employers

USDVA
TRIMEDX
Moderna Therapeutics
Quest Diagnostics
Labcorp
Medtronic

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17.6%

Projected growth for biomedical engineers from 2020-2032 from Lightcast 2023.

#9

graduate ranking among U.S. public universities

U.S. News & World Report, 2024

What you’ll learn

Translate cutting-edge engineering concepts into solutions for the medical field with an accelerated master’s in biomedical engineering. Choose from six specialization areas to tailor your graduate experience to your professional interests.

For complete curricular details visit UW-Madison’s Guide →

Biomaterials and tissue engineering
Biomechanics
Biomedical imaging and optics
Medical and microdevices
Neuroengineering
Systems and synthetic biology

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