Medical Science Scientist

An undifferentiated clinical science program that prepares clinicians to conduct clinical and translational research in various areas. Note: programs that prepare clinicians to conduct research in specific scientific fields should report under the relevant CIP code series (e.g., Series 26 Biological and Biomedical Sciences).

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 66 institutions across the United States, with a total of 2970 degrees awarded annually.

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

682

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

216

degrees awarded

Other Awards

1,980

awards given

Top Schools for Medical Science Scientist

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Butler University Indianapolis, IN	288
2	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	147
3	University of California-San Francisco San Francisco, CA	144
4	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	135
5	Brown University Providence, RI	129
6	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, NY	114
7	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	111
8	Morehouse School of Medicine Atlanta, GA	108
9	Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR	96
10	University of Vermont Burlington, VT	96
11	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	93
12	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	81
13	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	72
14	Jacksonville University Jacksonville, FL	72
15	Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Rochester, MN	63
16	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO	63
17	New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY	57
18	Tufts University Medford, MA	57
19	Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO	54
20	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	54
21	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX	51
22	Emory University Atlanta, GA	51
23	George Fox University Newberg, OR	51
24	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	48
25	Rush University Chicago, IL	45
26	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	42
27	Clemson University Clemson, SC	42
28	Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC	39
29	Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN	36
30	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, TX	30
31	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	30
32	George Washington University Washington, DC	30
33	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	27
34	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	27
35	University of Toledo Toledo, OH	27
36	University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD	24
37	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	24
38	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	24
39	Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH	24
40	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	21
41	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	21
42	Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX	18
43	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	18
44	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	18
45	Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport Shreveport, LA	18
46	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	15
47	Yale University New Haven, CT	12
48	The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Galveston, TX	12
49	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	12
50	University of Mississippi University, MS	12
51	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	9
52	Georgetown University Washington, DC	9
53	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	9
54	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	6
55	Boston University Boston, MA	6
56	Augusta University Augusta, GA	6
57	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	6
58	Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	6
59	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	6
60	University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO	6
61	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	3
62	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	3
63	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	3
64	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	3
65	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	3
66	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	3