School of Engineering Graduate STEM-designated

Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering

MS Master of Science

A Biomedical Engineering MS at the interface of engineering, biology, and medicine, with a team-based publishable research project, dual degree options, and STEM OPT eligibility.

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34Moving to 30 credits in fall 2026

Credits today

6A team-based, publishable project

Research project credits

48-52Two master’s degrees together

Credits for dual degrees

36 moA STEM-designated degree

OPT for international students

Curriculum

Engineering, biology, and medicine

The Biomedical Engineering program takes an integrated and interdisciplinary approach to advance the knowledge of its graduates toward developing an understanding of fundamental issues at the interface of engineering, biology, and medicine.

NOTICE

A 30-credit curriculum from fall 2026

Starting fall 2026, this program will have a 30-credit curriculum with 15 elective credits, and ENGR 400 will not be required. Please contact Admissions for more information.

34 CR

Credits and research

Students in the Biomedical Engineering graduate program must earn 34 credits. While 28 credits are earned by taking classes, six credits are earned by completing a team-based, publishable graduate-level research project.

FIELDS

What you will study

Tissue regeneration, biomaterials, biologically inspired materials, tissue engineering, physiological measurements, bioelectronics, biomechanics, bioMEMS, communications in cells, biosensing, biorobotics, biosignaling, and bioinformatics.

DUAL

Dual graduate degrees

The department offers the opportunity to acquire dual graduate degrees alongside the MS in Biomedical Engineering. Candidates typically complete 48 to 52 credit hours to satisfy the requirements of two master’s degrees, which is 15 to 19 credit hours in addition to the 34 required for the BME degree.

Admission requirements

How to apply

Completed application and all supporting documents must be received by July 15 for the fall semester and December 1 for the spring semester.

Program prerequisites

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related STEM field from an accredited university or recognized international institution
Recommended cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.90 or higher

Required materials

Application
Official transcript for the last degree earned
To be considered for a scholarship and prerequisite waivers, you must submit transcripts from each institution attended.
In certain cases the GRE can be waived based on previous academic performance. After submitting your application and all other required documents you may be admitted without the GRE, or our admissions staff will contact you if the GRE is required for a decision.

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Deadlines

July 15

Fall semester

Completed application and all supporting documents

Dec 1

Spring semester

Completed application and all supporting documents

STEM and OPT

A STEM-designated degree

The MS degrees offered by the School of Engineering at University of Bridgeport are classified by ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) as STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) degrees. All international students who earn an MS degree are eligible for twelve months of OPT (Optional Practical Training). At the end of those twelve months, the student and the company the student works for can apply for an extension of twenty-four additional months of work, as long as the company is an E-verify company. In summary, a graduate with an MS degree can work under OPT in the USA for a total of thirty-six months. For more information, visit International Student Services.

36 mo

Total OPT available

STEM

Designated by ICE

Learning outcomes

Educational objectives

Consistent with the university’s vision, and with the missions of the School of Engineering and the Biomedical Engineering Program, the educational objectives for the Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering program were established as follows.

Integrated fundamentals

Graduates of the BME program will have a sound integrated knowledge of science and engineering fundamentals with respect to the biomedical issues.

Modern tools and techniques

Graduates will be proficient in the use of modern techniques, tools, procedures, and information sources which are useful in the definition and solution of problems in biomedical engineering.

Design that works

Graduates will have the ability to apply their scientific knowledge and engineering tools and techniques to design useful and economically feasible novel materials, devices, systems and processes which address problems relevant to the fields of biomedical engineering.

Breadth and communication

Graduates will have the breadth and depth of knowledge, and a commitment to continued learning, necessary to understand the economic, social, ethical, and aesthetic aspects of their profession and their work, and to effectively communicate the results of their work.

Why it matters

Improving human health

Biomedical Engineering has the potential to improve human health through cross-disciplinary research and application that integrate the engineering sciences with the biomedical sciences and clinical practice. Students learn about the evolutionary process, focusing on how living things function and how several branches of engineering and science are interconnected in these processes.

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