Medical Scientist at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Every medical scientist school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the medical scientist program at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill stacks up to those at other schools.

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and approximately 30,092 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.

UNC Chapel Hill Medical Scientist Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Medical Scientist

UNC Chapel Hill 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 UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical scientist majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Medical Scientist Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 medical scientist majors earned their master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women.

Of the students who received a medical scientist master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the medical scientist master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in medical scientist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Medical Scientists	4,500	$98,740
Natural Sciences Managers	2,960	$153,490
Epidemiologists	90	$82,820

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 Marchmain05 under License

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