Medical Scientist at Washington University in St Louis

What traits are you looking for in a medical scientist school? To help you decide if Washington University in St Louis is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's medical scientist program.

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a total student population of 15,449.

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.

WUSTL Medical Scientist Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Medical Scientist

WUSTL Medical Scientist Rankings

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Medical Scientist Student Demographics at WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical scientist majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL Medical Scientist Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students earned a master's degree in medical scientist from WUSTL. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in medical scientist each year. WUSTL does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a medical scientist master's degree from WUSTL, 54% 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 Washington University in St Louis with a master's in medical scientist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Medical Scientists	1,830	$70,510
Natural Sciences Managers	670	$116,190
Epidemiologists	110	$61,110

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 Bachrach44 under License

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