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Medical Scientist at Washington University in St Louis

Medical Scientist at Washington University in St Louis

Every medical scientist school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the medical scientist program at Washington University in St Louis stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Scientist section at the bottom of this page.

WUSTL Medical Scientist Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Medical Scientist

WUSTL Medical Scientist Rankings

Medical Scientist Student Demographics at WUSTL

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

WUSTL Medical Scientist Master’s Program

44% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of medical scientist master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in medical scientist each year. WUSTL does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

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In the medical scientist master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 61% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

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 scientist.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 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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