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medical clinical sciences/graduate medical studies (other)

Any program in medical clinical sciences or graduate medical studies not listed above.

Types of Degrees medical clinical sciences/graduate medical studies (other) Majors Are Earning

Students pursuing medical clinical sciences/graduate medical studies (other) can earn degrees at several award levels.

Award Level	Graduates
Master’s Degree	28
Doctor’s Degree	5

What medical clinical sciences/graduate medical studies (other) Majors Need to Know

Coursework for medical clinical sciences/graduate medical studies (other) develop a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that medical clinical sciences/graduate medical studies (other) graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

This major prepares you for careers needing medical clinical sciences/graduate medical studies (other) emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• Biology — Importance 4.7 / 5; level 6.3 / 7.
• English Language — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Medicine and Dentistry — Importance 3.7 / 5; level 4.3 / 7.
• Chemistry — Importance 3.4 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.
• Mathematics — Importance 3.2 / 5; level 4.3 / 7.

^{Importance is rated 1–5; level is 1–7. Source: ONET Online — weighted across related occupations.*}

Skills

Skills built by a medical clinical sciences/graduate medical studies (other) program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Writing — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.
• Science — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 5 / 7.
• Active Learning — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 5 / 7.
• Speaking — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.
• Critical Thinking — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.8 / 7.

Abilities

The cognitive and physical abilities most relevant to medical clinical sciences/graduate medical studies (other) careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Oral Expression — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 5.1 / 7.
• Written Expression — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 5 / 7.
• Inductive Reasoning — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 5.2 / 7.
• Written Comprehension — Importance 4 / 5; level 5.1 / 7.
• Category Flexibility — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.2 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, medical clinical sciences/graduate medical studies (other) graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.6 / 7
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	4.5 / 7
Thinking Creatively	4.3 / 7
Getting Information	4.3 / 7
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	4.3 / 7
Working with Computers	4.2 / 7
Analyzing Data or Information	4.1 / 7
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work	4.1 / 7
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	4.1 / 7
Documenting/Recording Information	4.1 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by medical clinical sciences/graduate medical studies (other) professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Adobe Photoshop	Graphics or photo imaging software	—
Presentation software	Presentation software	—
UNIX	Operating system software	—
Microsoft Visual Basic	Development environment software	—
Waters MassLynx	Analytical or scientific software	—
Database software	Data base user interface and query software	—
Microsoft Publisher	Desktop publishing software	—
Medical Scientists HybridAI	Analytical or scientific software	—
Microsoft Word	Word processing software	—
PerkinElmer TurboMass	Analytical or scientific software	—
National Instruments LabVIEW	Development environment software	—
Spreadsheet software	Spreadsheet software	—

^{Source: ONET Online technology skills, weighted across related occupations.*}

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for medical clinical sciences/graduate medical studies (other) graduates include:

• Parasitologist
• Neuroscientist
• Pharmaceutical Botanist
• Medical Laboratory Scientist (Medical Lab Scientist)
• Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Clinical Lab Scientist)
• Endocrinologist
• Cancer Researcher
• Pharmacologist
• Histopathologist
• Anatomist
• Research Scientist
• Research Specialist
• Medical Researcher
• Chemotherapist
• Clinical Research Scientist

What Can You Do With a medical clinical sciences/graduate medical studies (other) Degree?

Graduates with a degree in medical clinical sciences/graduate medical studies (other) commonly enter the following occupations:

Occupation	Job Growth	Median Salary	25th–75th Pctile
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	8.9%	$111,314	$90,148–$132,479

^{Job-growth = projected employment change for the parent occupation. Source: ONET / BLS Employment Projections.*}

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to medical clinical sciences/graduate medical studies (other) graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Doctoral degree	35.9%
Post-doctoral training	24.7%
Master’s degree	24.6%
Bachelor’s degree	8.0%
Post-master’s certificate	6.8%

^{Source: ONET Online education / training / experience requirements.*}

Who Is Earning a Degree in medical clinical sciences/graduate medical studies (other)?

Gender Distribution

This field skews predominantly female, with women earning 81.8% of medical clinical sciences/graduate medical studies (other) degrees.

Gender	Graduates	Share
Women	27	81.8%
Men	6	18.2%

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the national level, the racial-ethnic distribution of medical clinical sciences/graduate medical studies (other) graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity	Graduates	Share
White	23	69.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3	9.1%
Black or African American	5	15.2%
Race Unknown	2	6.1%

^{See minority definition below.}

How Much Do medical clinical sciences/graduate medical studies (other) Graduates Earn?

College Scorecard reports median earnings of medical clinical sciences/graduate medical studies (other) graduates 1, 4, and 5 years after completion. Earnings tend to climb steadily as graduates gain experience and move into mid-career roles.

Years Out	Median Earnings
1 year	$160,729
4 years	$166,630
5 years	$197,894

By year 5 out, median earnings rise to $197,894 — roughly 23% above the 1-year mark.

^{Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study earnings tracker.}

Online medical clinical sciences/graduate medical studies (other) Programs

Fully online options is tracked by IPEDS for medical clinical sciences/graduate medical studies (other). The table below shows how many graduates earned at least some of their coursework online (Distance-Ed Available) versus completing the entire program online (Distance-Ed Only).

Award Level	Distance-Ed Available	Distance-Ed Only
Master’s	1	0

^{Distance-Ed Only = degrees completed entirely online; Distance-Ed Available = degrees including at least some online coursework. Source: IPEDS Completions by Distance Education status.}

Is a Degree in medical clinical sciences/graduate medical studies (other) Worth It?

Looking purely at the federal earnings tracker, medical clinical sciences/graduate medical studies (other) graduates earn a median of $166,630 four years after completion — roughly 338% above the national median for workers with only a high school diploma (~$38,000).

^{ROI estimate compares the program’s 4-yr median earnings against the 2023 BLS CPS median earnings for high-school-only workers. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + BLS Current Population Survey.}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies	1,163
Medical Science/Scientist	1,047
Clinical and Translational Science	79
Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain	4
Pain Management	—
Tropical Medicine	—

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.