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 - San Francisco. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in medical science, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $26,544 |
| Fees | $1,548 | $1,548 |
The median early career salary of medical science students who receive their master’s degree from UCSF is $201,545 per year. That is 34% higher than the national average of $150,200.
Online degrees for the UCSF 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 UCSF Online Learning page.
Women made up around 44.0% of the medical science students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 54.3%.
Around 40.0% of medical science master’s degree recipients at UCSF in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 8 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Medical Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medical Scientist | 25 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to medical science.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 12 |
| Dental Support Services | 1 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 27 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 1 |
| Public Health | 51 |
*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.