Medical Scientist at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

What traits are you looking for in a medical scientist school? To help you decide if University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's medical scientist program.

CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and approximately 24,723 students attend the school each year.

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.

CU Anschutz Medical Scientist Degrees Available

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

CU Anschutz Medical Scientist Rankings

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There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in medical scientist, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Medical Scientist Student Demographics at CU Anschutz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical scientist majors at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

CU Anschutz Medical Scientist Master’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a master’s in medical scientist from CU Anschutz in 2021, 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in medical scientist each year. CU Anschutz does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a medical scientist master's degree from CU Anschutz, 81% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus with a master's in medical scientist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Medical Scientists	1,420	$74,370
Natural Sciences Managers	1,230	$141,750
Epidemiologists	350	$60,550

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

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