Medical Illustration & Informatics at National University

What traits are you looking for in a medical illustration school? To help you decide if National University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's medical illustration program.

National University is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 18,070. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received their master's degree in medical illustration.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Medical Illustration & Informatics section at the bottom of this page.

National University Medical Illustration & Informatics Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Medical Illustration

Online Classes Are Available at National University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, National University does offer online courses in medical illustration for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

National University Medical Illustration & Informatics Rankings

Medical Illustration Student Demographics at National University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical illustration majors at National University.

National University Medical Illustration & Informatics Master’s Program

The medical illustration program at National University awarded 16 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 56% of these degrees went to men with the other 44% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in medical illustration each year. National University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

In the medical illustration master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 81% of degree recipients. That is 40% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from National University with a master's in medical illustration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Alternative Medicine & Systems
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Nursing
• Public Health

Careers That Medical Illustration Grads May Go Into

A degree in medical illustration can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for National University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Computer and Information Research Scientists	7,300	$136,310
Fine Artists	2,070	$76,230

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.