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2022 Best Value Medical Scientist Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

5 Ranked Colleges
105 Degrees Awarded
$28,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Medical Scientist Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Medical Scientist Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 821 people earned their degree in medical scientist, making the major the 495th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 130 medical scientist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 105 medical scientist graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Medical Scientist Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in medical scientist. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality medical scientist programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the medical scientist program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Medical Scientist Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Medical Scientist Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Medical Scientist in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Medical Scientist Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Francisco landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - San Francisco is a small public school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 25 masters’s medical scientist degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSF also made our “Best Medical Scientist Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Francisco are $28,092.

Read more about Medical Scientist at UCSF

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon Health & Science University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Medical Scientist Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. OHSU is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 masters’s medical scientist degrees to qualified students.

OHSU also made our “Best Medical Scientist Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon Health & Science University are $27,692.

Full Oregon Health & Science University Medical Scientist Report

#3

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Medical Scientist Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s medical scientist degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UCLA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Medical Scientist Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131.

Full University of California - Los Angeles Medical Scientist Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Medical Scientist Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 37 masters’s medical scientist degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree medical scientist students list, UCSD has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Medical Scientist Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Medical Scientist at University of California - San Diego

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Medical Scientist Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #5 spot on the list. UC Irvine is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Medical Scientist Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Medical Scientist at University of California - Irvine

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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