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Welcome
 The joint UT Biomedical Engineering Department spanning UT Austin, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and UT Heath Science Center-Houston provides access to a research and education environment that is unique in the nation. Graduate students may reside either in Austin or Houston, and can pursue their studies at whichever institution best meets their educational and research goals.
The UT Biomedical Engineering Department offers the following graduate programs:
With an accomplished faculty and diverse student body, UT Biomedical Engineering offers opportunities for students to grow and build interdisciplinary knowledge in the areas of medicine, molecular and cellular biology, and engineering. The UT BME Graduate Program prepares M.S., Ph.D., and M.D./Ph.D. students to take positions within academia and industry. There are more than 60 Graduate Studies Committee program faculty in Austin and Houston working in diverse areas of Biomedical Engineering and related areas.
The UT BME currently has approximately 110 graduate students with backgrounds in biology, chemistry, physics and various engineering disciplines. Students come from all over the United States and the world to gain unique knowledge and experience. Apart from research work in some of the world's premier research labs, there are numerous opportunities for personal and professional developments through industrial and medical school interactions, conference attendances, BME seminar series with leaders in the field and networking with some of the top minds in the biomedical engineering.
Ph.D. and M.S. Thesis students are given full financial support, whether as a Teaching Assistant, Graduate Research Assistant, or through one of the many fellowships available to students. More than half of UT BME graduate students have fellowships. |
