by our College Data Analytics TeamMedical Scientist is a concentration offered under the medical science major at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in medical scientist, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UT Southwestern paid an average of $684 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $269 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 | $6,456 | $16,416 |
| Fees | $1,309 | $1,309 |
UT Southwestern does not offer an online option for its medical scientist master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UT Southwestern Online Learning page.
Women made up around 50.0% of the medical scientist students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 54.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 50.0% of the medical scientist master’s degrees at UT Southwestern in 2019-2020. 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 | 2 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 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.