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2023 Best Value Medical Science Master's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$22,870 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$112,309 Avg Salary

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Medical Science Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for medical science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in California

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

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Medical Science

Our analysis found University of California - San Francisco to be the best value school for medical science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the large city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCSF are $12,999 a year.

Full Medical Science at University of California - San Francisco Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCLA are $13,036 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCLA also did well on our Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Medical Science at University of California - Los Angeles Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

UC Irvine graduate students pay an average of $13,356 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 6 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

UCSD graduate students pay an average of $13,564 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Keck Graduate Institute helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value medical science schools in California. KGI is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at KGI are $40,710 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s best value schools for medical science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USC are $61,396 per year.

USC also made our Best Medical Science Master’s Degree 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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