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Medical Science at Washington University in St Louis

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

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 15,449 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.

WUSTL Medical Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Medical Science

WUSTL Medical Science Rankings

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Medical Science Student Demographics at WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical science majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL Medical Science Master’s Program

50% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The medical science program at WUSTL awarded 24 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in medical science each year. WUSTL does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a medical science master's degree from WUSTL, 54% 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 Washington University in St Louis with a master's in medical science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 13
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Medical Scientists 1,830 $70,510
Natural Sciences Managers 670 $116,190
Epidemiologists 110 $61,110

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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