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Washington University in St Louis PhD in Biomedical Engineering

15 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Biomedical Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Washington University in St Louis. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in bio engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Bio Engineering from WUSTL Cost?

$56,562 Average Tuition and Fees

WUSTL Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at WUSTL was $2,346 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $56,300 $56,300
Fees $262 $262

Does WUSTL Offer an Online PhD in Bio Engineering?

Online degrees for the WUSTL bio engineering doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WUSTL Online Learning page.

WUSTL Doctorate Student Diversity for Bio Engineering

15 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
26.7% Women
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 15 students received their doctor’s degree in bio engineering. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 26.7% of the bio engineering students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 39.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

None of the bio engineering doctor’s degree recipients at WUSTL in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 5
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

PhD in Bio Engineering Focus Areas at WUSTL

Biomedical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering 15

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to biomedical engineering.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Engineering 2
Electrical Engineering 8
Mechanical Engineering 4
Systems Engineering 3
Other Engineering 16

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References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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