2023 Best Medical Science Master's Degree Schools in California
Finding the Best Medical Science Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 86 degrees and certificates were awarded to medical science students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #24 most popular major in the state.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Medical Science Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in California
The colleges and universities below are the best for medical science majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top California Schools for a Master's in Medical Science
Our 2023 rankings named University of California - San Francisco the best school in California for medical science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public school with a small student population.
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Out of the 6 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 6 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 3 spot on the list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Keck Graduate Institute helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best medical science schools in California. KGI is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.
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University of California - San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for medical science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Oregon | 52 |
Washington | 7 |
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Medical Science Related Rankings by Major
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, medical science has other similar majors worth exploring.
Medical Science Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Medical Scientist | 853 |
Clinical and Translational Science | 52 |
Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain | 4 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Medical Science
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Nursing | 322,592 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.