Medical Science at Georgetown University

What traits are you looking for in a medical science school? To help you decide if Georgetown University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's medical science program.

Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 19,371 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.

Georgetown Medical Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Medical Science

Online Classes Are Available at Georgetown

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Georgetown does offer online courses in medical science for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Georgetown Medical Science Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Medical Science Student Demographics at Georgetown

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical science majors at Georgetown University.

Georgetown Medical Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 medical science majors earned their master's degree from Georgetown. Of these graduates, 14% were men and 86% were women.

In the medical science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 23% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Other Health Professions
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Public Health

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 DC, the home state for Georgetown University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$132,310
Medical Scientists	580	$104,280
Epidemiologists	40	$106,740

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Lucas Cantor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.