by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Medical Scientist. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Medical Science is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Northwestern University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in medical science, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Northwestern paid an average of $6,649 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,067 | $56,067 |
| Fees | $500 | $500 |
medical science who receive their master’s degree from Northwestern make an average of $187,234 a year during the early days of their career. That is 25% higher than the national average of $150,200.
Online degrees for the Northwestern medical science master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northwestern Online Learning page.
Women made up around 66.7% of the medical science students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 54.3%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in medical science at Northwestern in 2019-2020, 30.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 7 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 17 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Medical Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medical Scientist | 36 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to medical science.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 37 |
| Communication Sciences | 59 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 12 |
| Allied Health Professions | 34 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 46 |
*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.
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