Medical Scientist at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

If you plan to study medical scientist, take a look at what University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 32,277 students attend the school each year.

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

Pitt Medical Scientist Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Medical Scientist

Pitt Medical Scientist Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in medical scientist, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Medical Scientist Student Demographics at Pitt

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical scientist majors at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.

Pitt Medical Scientist Master’s Program

59% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of medical scientist master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in medical scientist each year. Pitt does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a medical scientist master's degree from Pitt, 53% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus with a master's in medical scientist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Careers That Medical Scientist Grads May Go Into

A degree in medical scientist can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Medical Scientists	7,970	$114,370
Natural Sciences Managers	4,480	$147,810
Epidemiologists	130	$79,690

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
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