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Epidemiology at Medical University of South Carolina

Epidemiology at Medical University of South Carolina

If you plan to study epidemiology, take a look at what Medical University of South Carolina has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

MUSC is located in Charleston, South Carolina and approximately 3,083 students attend the school each year.

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

MUSC Epidemiology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Epidemiology

MUSC Epidemiology Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in epidemiology, making the school the #47 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Epidemiology Student Demographics at MUSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the epidemiology majors at Medical University of South Carolina.

MUSC Epidemiology Master’s Program

67% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of epidemiology master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in epidemiology each year. MUSC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

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In the epidemiology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Medical University of South Carolina with a master's in epidemiology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Epidemiology Grads May Go Into

A degree in epidemiology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SC, the home state for Medical University of South Carolina.

Occupation Jobs in SC Average Salary in SC
Health Specialties Professors 2,980 $72,470
Medical Scientists 340 $82,300

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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