Located in Durham, Duke University is a private college. Students can earn a bachelor's, master's or doctorate degree from the biomedical engineering program. The undergraduate program prepares students for professional employment, graduate work in biomedical engineering, or entrance into medical school. Graduate students can learn how to be leaders in industry and academia, engage in early research, broaden their exposure to the discipline, and foster leadership and mentoring skills. There are also opportunities for outside internships.
North Carolina State University is a public university located in Raleigh. It shares a joint Department of Biomedical Engineering with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The program was established in 2003 with the linking of the College of Engineering at NCSU to the School of Medicine at UNC-CH. For undergraduates, North Carolina State offers a bachelor's in biomedical engineering and a graduate minor. Students can also earn a master's or doctorate degree. The department has administrative offices on both campuses.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public institution that shares a joint biomedical program with North Carolina State University. UNC-CH offers the biomedical engineering concentration in the Applied Sciences undergraduate degree program and a master's or doctorate degree. Students applying to the program have a "home" institution, which is the university they applied to or where their research adviser is located. However, all students have access to resources at both universities including faculty, classes and research laboratories.
Located in Winston Salem, Wake Forest is a private university that offers a master's and doctorate degree in biomedical engineering. The Department of Biomedical Engineering is unique because it is an engineering department within a medical school. Students pursuing a doctorate have to take a minimum of 90 credit hours beyond the bachelor's degree. The biomedical engineering department shares a joint partnership with Virginia Tech. Research at both locations include biomedical imaging, bio-mechanics and medical physics.