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 The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in medical science, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UTHealth was $912 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $235 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,984 | $31,005 |
| Fees | $1,899 | $1,899 |
UTHealth does not offer an online option for its medical science master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UTHealth Online Learning page.
About 50.0% of the students who received their Master’s in medical science in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 54.3%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in medical science at UTHealth in 2019-2020, 50.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Medical Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medical Scientist | 6 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to medical science.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 27 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 24 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 21 |
| Public Health | 197 |
| Medical Illustration & Informatics | 48 |
*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.