2023 Best Value Medical Science Master's Degree Schools in California
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Medical Science Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 86 degrees and certificates were awarded to medical science students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #226 most popular major in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Medical Science Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in California to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for medical science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Medical Science
Our 2023 rankings named University of California - San Francisco the best value school in California for medical science students working on their master’s degree. UCSF is a small public school located in the city of San Francisco.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSF are $12,999 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UCLA graduate students pay an average of $13,036 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UCLA also made our Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in California list, coming in at #4.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Irvine are $13,356 a year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great value for medical science students working on their master’s degree. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.
UCSD graduate students pay an average of $13,564 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UCSD is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in California list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Keck Graduate Institute. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, KGI is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
KGI graduate students pay an average of $40,710 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of Southern California ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in California list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
USC graduate students pay an average of $61,396 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
USC also made our Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in California list, coming in at #5.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 7 |
| Oregon | 52 |
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Majors Related to Medical Science
One of 30 majors within the area of study, medical science has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Medical Science
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 322,592 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.