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2023 Most Popular Medical Science Master's Degree Schools in California

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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 Most Popular Medical Science Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in California to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the medical science master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - San Diego the most popular school in California for medical science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in medical science at UCSD, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of California - San Francisco helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medical science schools in California. Located in the city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in medical science at UCSF, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medical science schools in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in medical science at the school are women while 33% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of California - Irvine helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medical science schools in California. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

About 56% of the students majoring in medical science at the school are women while 44% are male.

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#5

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

Out of the 7 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Keck Graduate Institute landed the # 5 spot on the list. KGI is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

About 57% of the students majoring in medical science at the school are women while 43% are male.

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University of California - Los Angeles 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 #6 on the list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

About 67% of the students majoring in medical science at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Southern California University of Health Sciences came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. SCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Whittier.

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Best Medical Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 7 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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