Medical Science at Baylor College of Medicine

If you plan to study medical science, take a look at what Baylor College of Medicine has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Baylor College of Medicine is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 1,607 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Medical Science section at the bottom of this page.

Baylor College of Medicine Medical Science Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Medical Science

Baylor College of Medicine Medical Science Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in medical science, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Medical Science Student Demographics at Baylor College of Medicine

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical science majors at Baylor College of Medicine.

Baylor College of Medicine Medical Science Master’s Program

60% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of medical science master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in medical science each year. Baylor College of Medicine does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the medical science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Baylor College of Medicine with a master's in medical science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Medical Science

If you plan to be a medical science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Baylor College of Medicine. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical Scientist	5

Careers That Medical Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in medical science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Baylor College of Medicine.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Medical Scientists	5,240	$72,260
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Epidemiologists	690	$71,320

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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