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 University of Arizona. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in medical science, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at University of Arizona paid an average of $1,781 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $853 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 | $11,938 | $32,065 |
| Fees | $1,334 | $1,334 |
University of Arizona does not offer an online option for its medical science doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the University of Arizona Online Learning page.
About 66.7% of the students who received their Doctorate in medical science in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 64.8%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in medical science at University of Arizona in 2019-2020, 33.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 22%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Medical Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medical Scientist | 3 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to medical science.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 11 |
| Medicine | 210 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 111 |
| Public Health | 9 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 1 |
*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.