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Medical Scientist at West Virginia University

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Medical Scientist at West Virginia University

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 West Virginia University stacks up to those at other schools.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269.

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.

WVU Medical Scientist Degrees Available

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

WVU Medical Scientist Rankings

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There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in medical scientist, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Medical Scientist Student Demographics at WVU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical scientist majors at West Virginia University.

WVU Medical Scientist Master’s Program

27% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The medical scientist program at WVU awarded 11 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 73% of these degrees went to men with the other 27% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in medical scientist each year. WVU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 31% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Medical Scientists 190 $71,850
Epidemiologists 80 $51,910

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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