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 California - Los Angeles. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’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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The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $26,544 |
| Fees | $1,587 | $1,587 |
The median early career salary of medical science students who receive their master’s degree from UCLA is $182,280 per year. That is 21% higher than the national average of $150,200.
Online degrees for the UCLA 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 UCLA Online Learning page.
Women made up around 57.1% 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%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 71.4% of the medical science master’s degrees at UCLA in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| 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 | 7 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to medical science.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 14 |
| Public Health | 202 |
| Nursing | 149 |
*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.