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Medical Science at Northwestern University

Medical Science at Northwestern University

Every medical science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the medical science program at Northwestern University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 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.

Northwestern Medical Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Medical Science

Northwestern Medical Science Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in medical science, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Medical Science Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Medical Science Master’s Program

78% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of medical science master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 16
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Medical Science

Medical Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwestern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical Scientist 32

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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Medical Scientists 3,510 $87,660
Natural Sciences Managers 1,950 $118,480
Epidemiologists 210 $84,810

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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