by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Scientist Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 853 people earned their degree in medical scientist, making the major the 484th most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 649 medical scientist graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Scientist Major” ranking, we looked at 66 colleges that offer a degree in medical scientist. That schools that top this list have a program in medical scientist in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree medical scientist students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morehouse School of Medicine. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Scientist Major list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s medical scientist students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Scientist Major. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s medical scientist degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Out of the 66 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Scientist Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine landed the #3 spot on the list. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rush University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Scientist Major. Rush University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Out of the 66 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Scientist Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon Health & Science University landed the #5 spot on the list. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s medical scientist degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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University of California - San Francisco landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Scientist Major ranking. This small school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 20 masters’s medical scientist degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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With a ranking of #7, Brown University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Scientist Major list. Brown is a fairly large school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 35 masters’s medical scientist degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Baylor College of Medicine did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Scientist Major ranking, coming in at #8. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s medical scientist degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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New York Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Scientist Major ranking, coming in at #9. NYIT is located in Old Westbury, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 masters’s medical scientist degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, University of Vermont did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Scientist Major list. This fairly large school is located in Burlington, Vermont, and it awarded 33 masters’s medical scientist degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Medical University of South Carolina ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Scientist Major list. MUSC is a small public school situated in Charleston, South Carolina. It awarded 9 masters’s medical scientist degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Saint Cloud State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Scientist Major ranking. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. It awarded 23 masters’s medical scientist degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Scientist Major ranking. Located in Bronx, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s medical scientist students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Albert Einstein College of Medicine Medical Scientist Report
Case Western Reserve University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Scientist Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 26 masters’s medical scientist degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #15, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Scientist Major list. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 4 masters’s medical scientist degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Scientist Major ranking. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 11 masters’s medical scientist degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Washington University in St Louis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Scientist Major ranking, coming in at #17. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 24 masters’s medical scientist degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #18, Harvard University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Scientist Major list. This large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 35 masters’s medical scientist degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Scientist Major ranking. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified masters’s medical scientist students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Northwestern University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Scientist Major ranking. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s medical scientist degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #21, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Scientist Major list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s medical scientist degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Emory University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Scientist Major ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s medical scientist students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Scientist Major list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 16 masters’s medical scientist degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Vanderbilt University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Scientist Major list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s medical scientist students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of California - San Diego landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Scientist Major ranking. University of California - San Diego is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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