Graduate Programs Lead to High Impact Careers

Biomedical engineering is one of the fastest growing fields of engineering and the knowledge and skills of persons with advanced degrees are in high demand. Students from diverse fields of biomedical sciences and engineering can find high impact careers following a graduate degree.

The video below from the National Science Foundation describes one such career path: "A student interested in helping people and improving the lives of others through better health care and medicine has a lot of career options, and one such option is in the field of engineering! Biomedical engineering combines biology, medicine and engineering to advance human health. Michelle Khine talks about her work as a biomedical engineer, life beyond the lab, and inspiration from some unexpected sources (like Yoda and Shrinky Dinks!)"

Signature Research Areas

At the Weldon School, you will find highly interdisciplinary research that spans contemporary biomedical engineering. Brief videos of each of our five Areas of Research Excellence can be found on the following pages:

Engineered Biomaterials & Biomechanics

Imaging

Instrumentation

Computational Biomedicine

Neuroengineering and Neurotechnology

Diverse Graduate Degree Options

Our master’s and doctoral-level degree programs can lead to a variety of exciting career paths! Students work closely with faculty mentors from multiple entities at Purdue, including the College of Engineering, College of Science, School of Pharmacy, and the School of Veterinary Medicine, to earn advanced degrees. Additional mentoring comes from clinical partners at the Indiana University School of Medicine and industrial partners at companies across the State of Indiana and Midwest. The combined faculty, staff, and facilities offer unparalleled resources and opportunities for all of our graduate students.

Cross-Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Training Programs


Physician-Engineer Training Program MD-PhD BME	Interdisciplinary Training Program in Auditory Neuroscience	Bioengineering Interdisciplinary Training i n Diabetes Research Program	Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences Program