Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Medical Science at Washington University in St Louis

Find Schools Near

Medical Science at Washington University in St Louis

Every medical science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the medical science program at Washington University in St Louis stacks up to those at other schools.

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 15,449 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 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.

WUSTL Medical Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Medical Science

WUSTL Medical Science Rankings

Medical Science Student Demographics at WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical science majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL Medical Science Master’s Program

50% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of medical science master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in medical science each year. WUSTL does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

undefined

Of the students who received a medical science master's degree from WUSTL, 54% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 13
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Medical Scientists 1,830 $70,510
Natural Sciences Managers 670 $116,190
Epidemiologists 110 $61,110

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.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.