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2024 Best Medical Scientist Schools in California

4 Colleges in California
79 Medical Scientist Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in medical scientist, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #484 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for medical scientist students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 79 degrees in medical scientist to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Medical Scientist School

Best Medical Scientist Schools in California The medical scientist program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Medical Scientist rankings. For our Best Overall Medical Scientist School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Medical Scientist Rankings by Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Medical Scientist

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Medical Scientist Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Medical Scientist in California

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the medical scientist degree levels they offer.

Top California Schools in Medical Scientist

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA

University of California - San Francisco is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in medical scientist. Located in the city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public university with a small student population.

There were about 26 medical scientist students who graduated with this degree at UCSF in the most recent data year.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA
43.8% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Southern California if you want to pursue a degree in medical scientist. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 16 medical scientist students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA

University of California - Los Angeles is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in medical scientist. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were approximately 6 medical scientist students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA

Every student pursuing a degree in medical scientist has to check out University of California - San Diego. UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the large city of La Jolla. This university ranks 8th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 22 medical scientist students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA
22.2% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat University of California - Irvine if you wish to pursue a degree in medical scientist. UC Irvine is a very large public university located in the city of Irvine. This university ranks 15th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 9 medical scientist students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Medical Scientist Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Medical Scientist Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Washington 831 7
Oregon 587 22

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One of 5 majors within the Medical Science area of study, Medical Scientist has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Clinical and Translational Science 7

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