Medical Illustration & Informatics at Stanford University

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

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and approximately 15,953 students attend the school each year.

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.

Stanford Medical Illustration & Informatics Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Medical Illustration
• Doctorate Degree in Medical Illustration

Online Classes Are Available at Stanford

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Stanford does offer online courses in medical illustration for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Stanford Medical Illustration & Informatics Rankings

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in medical illustration, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Medical Illustration Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford Medical Illustration & Informatics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 medical illustration majors earned their master's degree from Stanford. Of these graduates, 55% were men and 45% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in medical illustration each year. Stanford does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

In the medical illustration master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stanford University with a master's in medical illustration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 Stanford University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical Informatics	33

Related Majors

• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Public Health
• Medicine

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 Stanford 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 Pere Joan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.