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Medical Science at University of California - San Diego

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Medical Science at University of California - San Diego

If you are interested in studying medical science, you may want to check out the program at University of California - San Diego. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 39,576. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students received their master's degree in medical science.

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

UCSD Medical Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Medical Science

UCSD Medical Science Rankings

Medical Science Student Demographics at UCSD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical science majors at University of California - San Diego.

UCSD Medical Science Master’s Program

59% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 22 students who earned a master's degree in Medical Science from UCSD in 2020-2021, 41% were men and 59% were women.

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In the medical science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - San Diego with a master's in medical science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 8
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Medical Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in medical science 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 University of California - San Diego.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Medical Scientists 26,080 $102,550
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Epidemiologists 760 $92,040

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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