Overview

Biomedical engineers are employed by pharmaceutical industries, government agencies, biomedical product companies, universities, medical center labs and emerging high-tech industries. Due to their multidisciplinary backgrounds, biomedical engineers have diverse research interests, often acting as liaisons between technological and clinical communities.

Features

Biomedical Engineering offers degrees of Master of Science and Doctorate of Philosophy with more than 90 faculty mentors to choose from within colleges such as:

Dentistry

Engineering

Medicine

Veterinary medicine.

Students at The Ohio State University also may pursue an MD/PhD degree administered jointly through the College of Medicine and the Graduate School. The combined BS/MS program is an option for high-achieving Ohio State undergraduates.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Hard Tissue Biomaterials

Tissue Engineering

Microdevices

Biomedical Nano

Medical Device Design

Biomed Microtransducers

FEM in BME

Scientific Methods in Biomedical Eng

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-26 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Bio & Biomedical Engineering View 138 other PhDs in Bio & Biomedical Engineering in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

The Ohio State University Graduate School absolutely requires a minimum 3.0 GPA in all undergraduate work to be admitted to the traditional MS or PhD programs and a 3.5 for Ohio State students participating in BS/MS programs; however, the minimum GPA required for some University Fellowship & Funding Competitions is as high as 3.6.

In order to maximize chances of admission, PhD applicants are encouraged to contact specific faculty of interest directly in order to establish a connection that might lead to a funded position.

Application fee waivers are not available from our program.

Research experience can help a PhD applicant gain admission.

We admit only those PhD applicants we can fund. All applicants to the PhD program are considered for possible funding through GRA appointments and Fellowship competitions.

Tuition Fee

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International

13452 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 13452 USD per year during 60 months.
National

13452 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 13452 USD per year during 60 months.
In-State

13452 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 13452 USD per year during 60 months.

Living costs for Columbus

940 - 1520 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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