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2023 Best Value Medical Science Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$25,809 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$72,506 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medical Science 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 Value Medical Science Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in California to see which programs offered the best value experiences for medical science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Medical Science Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for medical science majors pursuing a .

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in Medical Science

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - San Francisco the best value school in California for medical science students. Located in the city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public college with a small student population.

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$13,258 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

UCLA undergraduate students pay an average of $13,258 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCLA also is in the top 5% of our Best Medical Science Schools in California ranking.

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$13,775 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Irvine is a great value for medical science students. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

UC Irvine undergraduate students pay an average of $13,775 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$14,700 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Medical Science Schools in California list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCSD are $14,700 a year.

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#5

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keck Graduate Institute. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Medical Science Schools in California list. KGI is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

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$61,503 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for medical science students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at USC are $61,503 a year.

USC also made our Best Medical Science Schools in California list, coming in at #3.

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Best Value Medical Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Medical Science Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 52
Washington 7

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, medical science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Medical Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Medical Scientist 853
Clinical and Translational Science 52
Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain 4

Related Major Annual Graduates
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.

  • 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).

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