Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences at Texas A&M University

Programme overview

Interdepartmental programme building a biomedical sciences foundation with research or professional pathways for health careers and advanced study. Research strengths are Biomedical Genomics and Bioinformatics; Diagnostics and Therapeutics; Infection, Immunity and Epidemiology; and Physiology and Developmental Biology.

Faculty: College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences | Department: College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (interdepartmental) | Study mode: full-time | Location: College Station, TX, United States

What you will study

Thesis concentration: minimum 32 credit hours. Non-thesis concentration: minimum 30 credit hours, designed as preparation before a professional programme or employment in human or animal healthcare. Distance delivery is thesis-only.

Career pathways

Research careers in academia, government and industry; human or animal healthcare.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Texas A&M University graduate applicants (university-wide): TOEFL iBT overall 80 for tests taken before 21 Jan 2026 (4.5 overall with at least 4.0 per section for later tests), IELTS Academic 6.0 overall, TOEFL Essentials 8.5, or GRE Verbal 146 / GMAT Verbal 77 subject to departmental approval; exempt if a full US baccalaureate or higher was completed. Programme-specific requirements are set by the department.

Requirements published at program group level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate admission is handled by each programme; applicants apply through the Texas A&M GraduateCAS or the programme's own application, and deadlines are set by the department.

The graduate application processing fee is $65, in addition to the centralized application service fee. Deadlines and required documents are set by each department; GRE score code 6003 (non-engineering) and 4119 (engineering).

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