PhD program

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Why UMN?

Get the doctoral training you need to advance biomedical engineering discoveries.

Innovative research and interdisciplinary education

Develop essential skills for a career in academia or the private sector, with the University of Minnesota’s PhD in Biomedical Engineering program.

You’ll tailor your doctoral experience to your interests, working closely with our 80+ graduate faculty members who span the full spectrum of biomedical engineering. Faculty hail from more than 20 departments as well as our own, which has special research expertise in cardiovascular, neural, and cancer bioengineering.

Program by the numbers

45%

faculty have start-ups based on their tech.

100%

PhD students receive a stipend, health benefits, and tuition coverage.

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Potential research advisors that students can match with.

Completing my PhD opened doors for me to pursue my passion in the research end of R&D at Medtronic. My graduate work also kindled the creative inventor in me and taught me to first define the problem and then to identify the key questions to answer.

Dr. Cindy Clague, BME alumna and research director for Medtronic's Heart Valve Therapies business

Claire Kaiser

PhD student

“It’s super rewarding to work on a device that could someday help people and increase their wellbeing. I didn’t think I’d be able to have this kind of industry experience this early in my graduate school career.”

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Our straightforward application process allows interested students to directly apply to the overarching PhD program. When admitted, students will undergo rotations in labs of graduate faculty members to identify a PhD advisor.

Apply by Dec. 8