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Most Popular Medical Science Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Medical Science Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

9 Colleges
$112,309 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medical Science Master's Degree School for You

Medical Science is the #25 most popular major in the country with 909 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Medical Science Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Medical Science program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Medical Science Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - San Diego the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for medical science students working on their master’s degree. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Women make up 59% of the medical science majors at the school.

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Our analysis found Oregon Health & Science University to be the most popular school for medical science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Portland, OHSU is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 59% of the medical science majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Francisco. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCSF is a small public school located in the city of San Francisco.

Women make up 65% of the medical science majors at the school.

Full Medical Science at University of California - San Francisco Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 12 students majoring in medical science at USC, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Medical Science at University of Southern California Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of California - Irvine helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medical science schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in medical science at UC Irvine, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Full Medical Science at University of California - Irvine Report

#6

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

Keck Graduate Institute came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, KGI is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in medical science at KGI, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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University of California - Los Angeles ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in medical science at UCLA, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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Southern California University of Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for medical science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Whittier, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Medical Science Colleges by State

Explore the best medical science colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 52
California 86
Washington 7

Medical Science is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Medical Science Focus Areas

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 9 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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