Institute for Biology, Engineering and Medicine (I-BEAM)
Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering
At the Interface of Engineering, Biology, and Medicine
The biomedical engineering graduate program provides cutting-edge, interdisciplinary, graduate-level education at the interface of engineering, biology, and medicine appropriate for careers in academia, government, or industry.
Students engage in broad opportunities across the Brown University community from the engineering/physical sciences through the life sciences on campus to Brown's Warren Alpert Medical School and associated teaching hospitals nearby.
Why Choose I-BEAM for Graduate School?
- Brown BME is ranked #8 in the US in faculty citations by Academic Analytics.
- The program is distinguished by its strong and collaborative connections between academic science, clinical medicine, and industry.
- Graduate students make up a quarter of Brown’s <9000 student population and engage with more than 700 full time faculty. Learn more about Brown’s Graduate School culture, distinctive opportunities, and academic programs.
- The University is committed to creating a more diverse and inclusive academic community. Please read about our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- >30% of our primary BME faculty are women.
- Graduate students in BME come from diverse training, including research and industry, and backgrounds, including sciences (such as physics, chemistry, and biology), mathematics, and several fields of engineering (such as mechanical, electrical, and chemical engineering).
- Students customize their curriculum.
- Choose your own engineering, biology, and medical school courses
- Options to gain valuable clinical experience at nearby teaching hospitals associated with the Brown Medical School
- The program is designed for student success.
- There are rigorous checkpoints, but most students who enter our programs finish.
- “Providence combines the accessibility and friendliness of a small town with the culture and sophistication of a big city. With a thriving arts community, vibrant and diverse neighborhoods, outstanding hotels, a renowned restaurant scene and so many things to do, Providence is the perfect place to [attend graduate school].” -Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Providence has recently been featured in Architectural Digest, GQ, Travel + Leisure, and the New York Times.
More about BME Graduate Studies at Brown
Graduate students receive both the intellectual and the practical skills required for developing today's emerging science into useful biomedical technologies and therapies.