Biomedical Engineering Doctoral Program

The biomedical engineering Ph.D. program at Stevens is part of a collaborative community of brilliant scholars who are dedicated to scientific research and technology-based medical discoveries at the boundary between engineering and science. Through advanced research opportunities in our six cluster areas, you'll gain an invaluable, extensive understanding of the challenges within medical and clinical environments.

You'll graduate the biomedical engineering Ph.D. program with the ability to apply a deep knowledge of engineering principles to create life-saving tools and technologies. This impactful program solidly prepares you to enter academia or pursue a career as a research scientist in a variety of medical-related industries.

The Department of Biomedical Engineering offers dynamic opportunities to explore leading-edge research within a close community of faculty mentors. Research in the biomedical engineering Ph.D. program focuses on six cluster areas of research, and you'll be able to study under a faculty mentor in the area that you find most exciting:

• Biomechanics

• Engineering Philosophy

• Neuroengineering

• Imaging

• Control Systems

• Tissue engineering

The Stevens Advantage: Widen Your Career Options

The Stevens campus is located within a global hub of pharmaceutical, medical research and technology companies. Our faculty are active collaborators with many of New York’s leading medical centers and universities. Many of our students have sought and found careers  within New Jersey’s burgeoning medical and pharmaceutical industries.

Learn more about what makes graduate education from Stevens a unique experience:

• Graduate Cooperative Education Program: Available with two tracks, your co-op experience can serve as a starting point for a research project or augment your on-campus research with complimentary experience.

• International Student Experience: Tap into our expanding worldwide network of research, academic and alumni partners and mentor with our expert faculty in a number of federally-designated STEM degree programs. Optional Practical Training (OPT) or Curricular Practical Training (CPT) is available to gain work experience in your major/field of study.

• State-of-the-Art Research Labs and Facilities: Build, tinker and test your designs in Stevens' MakerCenter, Prototype and Object Fabrication Lab, or numerous other research facilities.

• Research Opportunities: Renowned faculty, labs and research centers – as well as industry partnerships and funding from leading national agencies – support strategic and interdisciplinary research in engineering and science.

• Assistantships and Fellowships: Stevens offers funding to select graduate students in the form of teaching assistantships, research assistantships and fellowships. Limited in number, these highly competitive opportunities are awarded to exceptional candidates based on merit.

• Expanded Learning Options: The Schaefer School offers new opportunities for doctoral students to do coursework at universities in the New York City area – and around the world – through our growing list of academic partnerships with other prestigious universities. Learn more about our latest partnerships.

Hands-On Biomedical Research

At Stevens, you have the ability to join research groups with students at a variety of levels of experience, and outstanding faculty so you can learn cutting-edge technology as a team, just like in the real-world. In our state-of-the-art research labs and facilities, you'll have the opportunity to engage in experiential learning in the following areas:

• Biomaterials

• Biomedical Imaging

• Biomechanics and Rehabilitation

• Neural Engineering

• Tissue Engineering

• Drug Delivery

• Medical Devices and Instrumentation

• Lung Mechanics

• Translational Biomedical Engineering

By the end of this program, students will have the following training and skills:

• Training in physiology

• Experimental design and, in some laboratories, instrument development

• Research area-specific data collection techniques such as immunohistochemistry, fluorescence imaging, electrical recording, and motion capture

• Data analysis methods such as signal processing and kinematic analysis

• Oral and written communication skills