Medical Illustration & Informatics at National University

If you plan to study medical illustration and informatics, take a look at what National University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

National University is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 18,070.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Medical Illustration & Informatics section at the bottom of this page.

National University Medical Illustration & Informatics Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Medical Illustration

Online Classes Are Available at National University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? National University offers distance education options for medical illustration at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

National University Medical Illustration & Informatics Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Medical Illustration Student Demographics at National University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical illustration majors at National University.

National University Medical Illustration & Informatics Master’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a master’s in medical illustration from National University in 2021, 56% were men and 44% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in medical illustration each year. National University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

In the medical illustration master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 81% 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 National University with a master's in medical illustration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Medical Illustration & Informatics

Medical Illustration & Informatics 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 National University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical Informatics	17

Related Majors

• Alternative Medicine & Systems
• Allied Health Professions
• Health Sciences & Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Health & Medical Administrative Services

Careers That Medical Illustration Grads May Go Into

A degree in medical illustration 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 National University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Computer and Information Research Scientists	7,300	$136,310
Fine Artists	2,070	$76,230

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.