Why Pursue a Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree
The biomedical engineering master’s program is offered through a joint graduate program with The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA). This graduate program has emphases in the following areas:
- Biomaterials
- Biomechanics
- Bioimaging
The biological areas covered are orthopedics/dental tissues, cardiovascular systems, and neural systems.
Research
Multidisciplinary research is mostly translational, with applications in medicine. Current students in the program perform research on biomaterials, biomechanics, or bioimaging, with applications in orthopedics, cardiovascular, or neurology. Examples of current research areas of focus are:
- Tissue engineering and drug deliveries for bone and cardiovascular applications
- Brain MRI
- Bone mechanics
- Cardiovascular mechanics
- Dental materials
- Biosensors
- Cellular engineering
- Tissue-implant interfaces
Admission & Application Requirements
Applications are submitted through the UTSA Graduate Application. Please upload all required documents (listed below) on your UTSA Graduate Application. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure completion and submission of the application, a nonrefundable application fee, and all required supporting documents are on file with UTSA by the appropriate application deadline.
| Biomedical Engineering (MS) | ||
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| Required Degree | Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in the United States or have proof of equivalent training at a foreign institution. | |
| Minimum GPA | 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) Departments may consider GPA of last 60 semester credit hours | |
| Coursework | 18 credit hours in an area related to this graduate degree and at least 12 hours must be at the upper-division level. | |
| Transcripts* | Required from all institutions attended; international transcripts must be recorded/translated to English | |
| Credential Evaluation | Required if you have earned university-level credit from foreign institutions. Submit an evaluation of your transcripts from Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) directly from the graduate admission application platform | |
| English Language Proficiency | 550 TOEFL Paper / 79 TOEFL Internet / 6.5 IELTS / Duolingo 100 | |
| Purpose Statement | Required | |
| Resume | Required | |
| Letters of Recommendation | 2 academic or professional reference(s) demonstrating your attributes for successful completion of this program (you will request these through the Graduate Admissions Application; let your recommenders know of your deadline to ensure submissions are on time) | |
| *Unofficial transcripts will be taken into consideration for admissions; however, if admitted into the program, you must submit official transcripts to the University. | ||
Application Deadlines
Applicants are encouraged to have their admission file completed as early as possible. All applications, required documents and letters of recommendation, if applicable, must be submitted by 5:00 PM U.S. Central Time on the day of the deadline. Deadlines are subject to change.
| Biomedical Engineering (MS) | |||
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| Timing on Admission Decision: Completed applications will be reviewed for admission on a fixed basis. Applicants can expect to receive an admission decision by April 1 for fall and December 1 for spring. | |||
| Application Deadlines for: | Priority | International | Domestic |
| Spring 2025 | October 1 | October 1 | |
| Summer 2025 | Not Available | Not Available | |
| Fall 2025 | June 1 | June 1 | |
| Spring 2026 | October 1 | October 1 | |
| Summer 2026 | Not Available | Not Available | |
Funding Opportunities
ResourcesCareer Options
UTSA prepares you for future careers that are in demand. The possible careers below is data pulled by a third-party tool called Emsi, which pulls information from sources like the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau, online job postings, other government databases and more to give you regional and national career outlook related to this academic program.
- This program is housed primarily on UTSA’s Main campus with some courses offered at the UTHSCSA.
- All Biomedical Engineering courses are offered during the day.
