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Advance your biomedical engineering career with expertise gained from faculty whose breakthroughs save lives and transform healthcare. Study 100% online through Case Western Reserve University—where one of the world's first biomedical engineering programs was established in 1968, and where you'll learn directly from innovators developing the medical technologies of tomorrow.

Design the medical devices that save lives. Develop neural interfaces that restore function. Create biomaterials that improve patient outcomes. The online MS in Biomedical Engineering program instills the expertise to tackle healthcare's most pressing challenges through state-of-the-art biomedical engineering. For more than 50 years, Case School of Engineering has led in healthcare innovation—and U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks this program among the nation's top graduate programs.¹

Study 100% online while gaining the skills to advance your career across the breadth of biomedical engineering—from research and development to clinical applications.

• 10 courses | 30 credit hours
• Complete in as few as 18 months
• Completion of differential equations course (required)
• 100% online delivery

Master the skills to advance diagnostic technologies and create new solutions at the intersection of engineering and patient care. Explore leading research in medical imaging, biomaterials, neural engineering and rehabilitation technologies while learning to translate discoveries into real-world healthcare solutions.

Case Western Reserve University is making a world-class biomedical engineering education more accessible, with tuition resting at $39,000. Get the prestigious education you want from a pioneering biomedical engineering program, taught by faculty who've actually accomplished what you aspire to do, at a price that makes sense for your future.

At Case Western Reserve, you learn from biomedical engineers whose innovations are featured on 60 Minutes, funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Veterans Administration, and recognized with the field's highest honors.

Case School of Engineering's biomedical faculty have spent decades developing technologies that transform healthcare and improve patient outcomes. From functional electrical stimulation systems that restore movement to breakthrough neural interfaces, they conduct translational research that moves from laboratory to clinic. They are published in leading journals, secure major research funding and earn the field's most prestigious awards—and you'll learn directly from them.

Meet the biomedical engineering leaders who will shape your education:

Paul B. Magnuson Award recipient for creating functional electrical stimulation systems (FES) that restore movement to individuals with paralysis. Elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2001.

Robert and Brenda Aiken Professor in biomedical engineering at the Case School of Engineering and School of Medicine. His groundbreaking research in neural interfaces and brain-computer systems, funded by the Veterans Administration, Department of Defense and National Institutes of Health, was featured on 60 Minutes in 2023.

Vice Provost for Innovation in Education, professor of biomedical engineering and senior research scientist at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center. His research in biomaterials and neural interfaces earned him the prestigious PECASE award in 2012.

Awarded the Elsevier Biomaterials Gold Medal for significant contributions to biomaterials science from 1980 to 2005. His research transformed understanding of how the body responds to implanted medical devices. Elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2013.

Recipient of the Department of Veterans Affairs' Paul B. Magnuson Award for Outstanding Achievement in Rehabilitation Research and Development—the highest honor for rehabilitation investigators (2025). His work in neuroprosthetics and rehabilitation engineering continues to restore function to individuals with disabilities.

CWRU's exclusive biomedical engineering alliance with Cleveland Clinic gives you, as an online student, unparalleled access to cutting-edge research, world-class facilities and clinical expertise. This partnership enables graduate students to perform research in CWRU laboratories or at Cleveland Clinic—making CWRU one of the largest biomedical engineering enterprises in the world.

For decades, CWRU students, alumni and faculty have conducted pioneering research at Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, Louis Stokes VA Medical Center and more than 150 medical and bioscience companies. The university has been instrumental in funding and supporting research at these top-ranked hospitals and institutions, creating a unique ecosystem where engineering innovation meets clinical need.

• Access to clinical expertise and real-world healthcare challenges
• Research opportunities at world-renowned medical institutions
• Connections to a vast network of medical device and bioscience companies
• Skills shaped by actual clinical applications and patient needs

Case Western Reserve ranks among the nation's leading private research universities. As an R1 institution, the university secures major federal funding that directly benefits students:

• $12 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to continue research at CWRU's Breakthrough Electrolytes for Energy Storage (BEES) Energy Frontier Research Center
• $14.2 million federal grant supporting the Materials Data and Science Center of Excellence to enhance the manufacturing of materials with greater strength and longevity—critical for next-generation medical devices and implants

This research environment gives you access to advanced tools, cutting-edge technology and faculty expertise that prepare you to tackle real-world healthcare challenges throughout your career.

Cleveland is home to world-class healthcare institutions and a thriving medical device industry. From Cleveland Clinic (ranked among the nation's top hospitals) to major medical technology and bioscience companies such as Diasome Pharmaceuticals, the region provides an unmatched ecosystem for biomedical engineering innovation.

CWRU's biomedical engineering curriculum is shaped by Cleveland's position as a global healthcare leader, teaching you critical technical and professional skills through coursework informed by real clinical challenges. You’ll graduate prepared for leadership in medical device companies, hospitals, research institutions and biotechnology firms across the healthcare industry.

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