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Medical Scientist at University of California - Los Angeles

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Medical Scientist at University of California - Los Angeles

If you plan to study medical scientist, take a look at what University of California - Los Angeles has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 44,589.

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.

UCLA Medical Scientist Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Medical Scientist

UCLA Medical Scientist 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 Scientist Student Demographics at UCLA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical scientist majors at University of California - Los Angeles.

UCLA Medical Scientist Master’s Program

67% Women
83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a master's degree in medical scientist from UCLA. About 33% were men and 67% were women.

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In the medical scientist master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 83% of degree recipients. That is 50% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Los Angeles with a master's in medical scientist.

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

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Los Angeles.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Medical Scientists 26,080 $102,550
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Epidemiologists 760 $92,040

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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