Medical Science at University of California - San Francisco

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 University of California - San Francisco stacks up to those at other schools.

UCSF is located in San Francisco, California and has a total student population of 3,201.

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.

UCSF Medical Science Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Medical Science

UCSF Medical Science Rankings

Medical Science Student Demographics at UCSF

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

UCSF Medical Science Master’s Program

63% Women

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of medical science master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in medical science each year. UCSF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the medical science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	15
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - San Francisco. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical Scientist	26

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 CA, the home state for University of California - San Francisco.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Medical Scientists	26,080	$102,550
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Epidemiologists	760	$92,040

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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