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Medical Scientist at University of California-Los Angeles

If you plan to study Medical Scientist, consider the program at University of California-Los Angeles. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

University of California-Los Angeles is in Los Angeles, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 9 medical scientist degrees were awarded at University of California-Los Angeles.

Online Class Availability at University of California-Los Angeles

Distance learning is available at University of California-Los Angeles. Among 47,335 students, 785 (2%) studied exclusively online and 5,535 (12%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Medical Scientist graduates at University of California-Los Angeles, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Medical Scientist graduates at University of California-Los Angeles are 67% women (6) and 33% men (3).

Medical Scientist Master’s Program at University of California-Los Angeles

Of the 9 master’s medical scientist degrees awarded at University of California-Los Angeles, 67% were women (6) and 33% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Medical Scientist master’s degree recipients at University of California-Los Angeles.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	2
Asian	3
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 78% of Medical Scientist master’s degree recipients at University of California-Los Angeles, higher than the national average of 42%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for Medical Scientist Graduates

Students who finish Medical Scientist program at University of California-Los Angeles go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Medical Scientist majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Water Resource Specialists	$179,716
Natural Sciences Managers	$132,227
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$111,314
Clinical Research Coordinators	$110,931
Epidemiologists	$87,636

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.