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2023 Most Popular Medical Science Master's Degree Schools in California

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$112,309 Avg Salary

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.

The Most Popular Medical Science Master's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in California to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Medical Science program at each school on the list.

Check out the medical science master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our analysis found University of California - San Diego to be the most popular school for medical science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

Of the 22 students majoring in medical science at UCSD, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Read full report on Medical Science at University of California - San Diego

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - San Francisco is a great place for medical science students working on their master’s degree. UCSF is a small public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Of the 20 students majoring in medical science at UCSF, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Read full report on Medical Science at University of California - San Francisco

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medical science schools in California. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

About 67% of the students majoring in medical science at the school are women while 33% are male.

Read full report on Medical Science at University of Southern California

Out of the 7 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in medical science at the school are women while 44% are male.

Full Medical Science at University of California - Irvine Report

#5

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Keck Graduate Institute helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medical science schools in California. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, KGI is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in medical science at the school are women while 43% are male.

Full Medical Science at Keck Graduate Institute Report

University of California - Los Angeles landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree medical science programs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in medical science at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Medical Science at University of California - Los Angeles Report

With a ranking of #7, Southern California University of Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medical science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Whittier, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Medical Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Medical Science Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 7
Oregon 52

One of 30 majors within the area of study, medical science has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 7 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.

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