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Stanford University PhD in Biomedical Engineering

26 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 Stanford University. 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 Stanford Cost?

$55,011 Average Tuition and Fees

Stanford Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Stanford was $1,207 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 $54,315 $54,315
Fees $696 $696

Does Stanford Offer an Online PhD in Bio Engineering?

Stanford does not offer an online option for its bio engineering doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Stanford Online Learning page.

Stanford Doctorate Student Diversity for Bio Engineering

26 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
38.5% Women
34.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 26 doctor’s degrees in bio engineering handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 38.5% of the bio engineering students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 39.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in bio engineering at Stanford in 2019-2020, 34.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 11
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

PhD in Bio Engineering Focus Areas at Stanford

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering 26

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 15
Chemical Engineering 25
Civil Engineering 36
Electrical Engineering 84
Materials Engineering 18

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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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