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Medicine at University of California-Los Angeles

If you plan to study Medicine, you may want to check out the program at University of California-Los Angeles. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

University of California-Los Angeles is in Los Angeles, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 168 medicine degrees were awarded at University of California-Los Angeles.

Online & Distance Learning at University of California-Los Angeles

Distance learning is available at University of California-Los Angeles. Of 47,335 students, 785 (2%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 5,535 (12%) took at least some classes online.

Medicine Rankings at University of California-Los Angeles

Use these rankings to compare University of California-Los Angeles’s Medicine program against peer institutions.

Doctoral-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	California	#3 of 10
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#4 of 17
Best Value	California	#5 of 7
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#8 of 12
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#9 of 146
Best Value	Nationwide	#13 of 121

Earnings for Medicine Graduates from University of California-Los Angeles

Graduates of University of California-Los Angeles’s Medicine program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$59,345
2 years	$61,640
3 years	$75,249
4 years	$117,510
5 years	$178,507

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Medicine graduates from University of California-Los Angeles take home a median $117,510, compared with $79,139 for all University of California-Los Angeles graduates — about 48% higher than the school-wide median.

More Specific Medicine Concentrations at University of California-Los Angeles

This Medicine program at University of California-Los Angeles breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Medicine	168

Best-Paid Careers for Medicine Graduates

Students who finish Medicine program at University of California-Los Angeles work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Medicine majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Neurologists	$159,086
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$157,243
Podiatrists	$141,542
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$126,544
Physicians, Pathologists	$120,724
Urologists	$119,720
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians	$117,397
Sports Medicine Physicians	$115,792
Cardiologists	$114,867
Hospitalists	$114,577

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.