Biomolecular Engineering Schools

Cornell University

• The School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Cornell University offers master's and Ph.D. degree programs in biomolecular engineering. Undergraduate students may pursue a 127-credit-hour bachelor's degree in chemical engineering that includes seven credit hours of study in biomolecular engineering concepts, such as engineering of bioprocesses, fundamentals and applications of biomolecular engineering. Students learn and write about biomolecular engineering during weekly seminars throughout the bachelor program's final year. Curricula combine chemistry, mathematics and engineering principles. Students applying to the program must take chemistry courses in the freshman and sophomore years, and maintain a C grade average in chemistry, mathematics, physics and chemical engineering classes.

  Cornell University
  School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  120 Olin Hall
  Ithaca, NY 14853-5201
  607-255-8656
  cornell.edu

Georgia Tech

• The School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Georgia Tech offers bachelor's degrees in chemical and biomolecular engineering with an optional biotechnology focus, both programs require 132 credit hours for completion. Biotechnology electives include an undergraduate research project, biocatalysis, tissue engineering, biofluid mechanics, biophysics, bioinformatics, molecular and mathematical biology. The school offers a five-year program that combines the bachelor's degree with an M.B.A. Post-baccalaureate options include master's and Ph.D. degrees in bioengineering or chemical engineering. Students may pursue master's degrees with or without a research thesis.

  Georgia Tech
  ChBE Central Office
  311 Ferst Dr.
  Atlanta, GA 30332-0100
  404-894-1838
  gatech.edu

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign offers a 129-credit-hour bachelor's degree in chemical engineering with a concentration in biomolecular engineering. The four-year program includes courses in chemistry, calculus, physics, algebra, biochemistry and engineering. Beyond the bachelor's program, students may pursue a master's degree in bioinformatics and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering that has study abroad opportunities in partnership with the National University of Singapore. Notable alumnae include Jack Welch (former CEO of General Electric) and Steve Miller (CEO and President of Shell Oil).

  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  114 Roger Adams Laboratory, MC 712
  600 South Mathews Ave.
  Urbana, IL 61801
  217-333-3640
  illinois.edu