Medical Science at University of Southern California

If you are interested in studying medical science, you may want to check out the program at University of Southern California. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287.

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.

USC Medical Science Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Medical Science

USC Medical Science Rankings

Medical Science Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Medical Science Master’s Program

40% Women

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of medical science master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in medical science each year. USC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 27% more men than average.

In the medical science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 41% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 University of Southern California. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical Scientist	16

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 Southern California.

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.

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National Center for Education Statistics
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