Global Health Sciences MS Program Statistics

Expand to view definitions for career Sector, Type, Job Function and Job Level groupings

Sector	Definition
Academia	Any academic institution including K-12 institutions, colleges, universities, some medical centers, or free-standing research institutions where training occurs. Also includes collaborations between biotechnology and academic institutions (e.g technology transfer, clinical trials or laboratories sponsored by for-profit companies).
Academia-Non-profit Collaboration	Collaborative relationship between an academic institution and non-profit or NGO to accomplish global health scientific research, improvement of health-system quality and/or health policy and advocacy.
Government	Any organization operated by federal, state, local or foreign governments. Examples include Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Departments of Health and Human Services.
For-Profit	Any organization that operates to make a profit, including some industry research.
Nonprofit	Any non-governmental organization that does not operate to make a profit. Includes K-12 institutions.
Other	Individuals who are unemployed, full-time caretaker or parent, on extended medical leave or employed at an organization not included in other options.
Unknown	Unknown

Career Type	Definition
Health or Research Related	Career that is relevant to the conduct of scientific research and/or health systems. Includes the conduct and oversight of scientific research, and direct/indirect patient care. Includes academic faculty titles at R1-R3 institutions as identified through Carnegie classifications.
Not Related to Health or Research	Career that is not directly relevant to the conduct of scientific research and/or health systems
Primarily Teaching	The primary, although not necessarily the only, focus is education and teaching. Includes academic faculty at all other institutions.
Further Training or Education	Temporary training position. Examples include: postdoctoral research, completing medical residency, or pursuing an additional degree.
Unknown	Unknown

Job Functions Within Academia

Definitions

Healthcare provider

Role where the primary responsibility is providing healthcare. Examples include doctor, nurse, medical residents, and veterinarian.

Pursuing professional degree

Completing Further Education - MD	Pursuing additional education that usually results in graduation with conferment of an MD.
Completing Further Education - PhD	Pursuing additional education that usually results in graduation with conferment of a PhD in any discipline.
Completing Further Education - MD/PhD	Pursuing additional education that usually results in graduation with conferment of a MD and PhD.
Completing Further Education - Other Professional	Pursuing additional education that usually results in graduation with conferment of any other professional degrees. Examples include PharmD, DDS, JD or other post-graduate degree.

Research staff

Clinical Research Management	Role that is responsible for the oversight, management, or design of clinical research trials. Examples include clinical research project/trials manager or coordinator.
Epidemiology or Public Health Research	Role that involves planning and directing studies to find ways to prevent and treat public health problem, including the collection and analysis of data to find the causes of diseases and other health problems. Role may include the management of public health programs and seeking ways to improve them.
Postdoctoral (Research)	Temporary mentored training position in scientific research environment following completion of doctoral degree.
Research Staff or Technical Director	Role that directly involves performing or managing research. Examples include research staff, staff scientists, lab/core managers, directors of research facilities, public health analyst, and epidemiologists.

Administration

Administrative-intensive roles. Examples include: Faculty affairs, graduate program administrators, human resources, academic admissions, career development offices, grant and contracts management, and research development.

Other health or research related

Business Development, Consulting, and Strategic Alliances	Role that involves the development, execution, management, or analysis of a business. Role may include relationship management, refinement of operational efficiency, or fee-based advisory services. Examples include management consultant, business development professional, market researcher, investment analyst, venture capitalist.
Clinical Services	Role that involves that administration of clinical services or research. Includes roles that support indirect patient care. Examples include: genetics counselor, testing specialist, clinical laboratory staff.
Data Science, Analytics, and Software Engineering	Role that may combine programming, analytics, advanced statistics, data communication, and/or software development.
Faculty: Nontenure Track	Leading an academic research team and ineligible for tenure. Examples include: Research assistant professor, research associate professor, research professor.
Faculty: Tenure Track Unclear or Not Applicable	Leading an academic research team at an institution where tenure is not granted or tenure status is unknown. For those tracking down alumni and binning them into job functions, whether someone is or is not on a tenure track is often not clear and should be sorted here.
Full-time Teaching Staff (Instructor/Lecturer)	Full-time institutionalized teaching position with no research responsibilities. Examples include Instructor, Lecturer. Distinct from "Primarily teaching, faculty," these are people teaching at a single university without a faculty appointment.
Health Systems Management and Quality Improvement	Role that involves the study of the performance of health systems and creation of new models of care delivery to improve the quality, equity and cost-effectiveness of healthcare at all levels.
Part-time Teaching Staff (Adjunct)	Contingent teaching role that is contracted on a single-semester, short-term, or non-permanent basis with no research responsibilities. Examples include instructor, lecturer. Distinct from "Primarily teaching, faculty," these could include people teaching at multiple universities, indicating contingent status.
Regulatory Affairs	Role that involves controlling or evaluating the safety and efficacy of products in areas including pharmaceuticals, medicines, and devices. Examples include institutional regulatory affairs professional, quality control specialist, compliance officer.
Science Policy and Government Affairs	Role that involves policy or program development and review, including analysis, advisory, or advocacy. Examples include: program officer, public affairs or government affairs staff at scientific societies, foundations, government entities, or think tanks.

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Job Function Within Non-profit

Definitions

Healthcare provider

Role where the primary responsibility is providing healthcare. Examples include doctor, nurse, medical residents, and veterinarian.

Research staff

Clinical Research Management	Role that is responsible for the oversight, management, or design of clinical research trials. Examples include clinical research project/trials manager or coordinator.
Epidemiology or Public Health Research	Role that involves planning and directing studies to find ways to prevent and treat public health problem, including the collection and analysis of data to find the causes of diseases and other health problems. Role may include the management of public health programs and seeking ways to improve them.
Postdoctoral (Research)	Temporary mentored training position in scientific research environment following completion of doctoral degree.
Research Staff or Technical Director	Role that directly involves performing or managing research. Examples include research staff, staff scientists, lab/core managers, directors of research facilities, public health analyst, and epidemiologists.

Administration

Administrative-intensive roles. Examples include: Faculty affairs, graduate program administrators, human resources, academic admissions, career development offices, grant and contracts management, and research development.

Other health or research related

Business Development, Consulting, and Strategic Alliances	Role that involves the development, execution, management, or analysis of a business. Role may include relationship management, refinement of operational efficiency, or fee-based advisory services. Examples include management consultant, business development professional, market researcher, investment analyst, venture capitalist.
Clinical Services	Role that involves that administration of clinical services or research. Includes roles that support indirect patient care. Examples include: genetics counselor, testing specialist, clinical laboratory staff.
Data Science, Analytics, and Software Engineering	Role that may combine programming, analytics, advanced statistics, data communication, and/or software development.
Entrepreneurship	Founder, co-founder, CEO or other role that develops, manages, and provides/obtains capital to initiate a business or enterprise. This function does not include staff at a start-up business.
Health Systems Management and Quality Improvement	Role that involves the study of the performance of health systems and creation of new models of care delivery to improve the quality, equity and cost-effectiveness of healthcare at all levels.
Science Education and Outreach	Role that involves K-12 teaching or public outreach at a primary/secondary schools, science museum, scientific society, or similar. Examples include high school teacher, museum curriculum development, outreach program administrator.
Science Policy and Government Affairs	Role that involves policy or program development and review, including analysis, advisory, or advocacy. Examples include: program officer, public affairs or government affairs staff at scientific societies, foundations, government entities, or think tanks.
Science Writing and Communication	Role that involves the communication of health or science-related topics. Examples include science, medical, or technical writer, journalist, science editor, science publisher.

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Job Level	Definition
Student	Pursing additional education that results in graduation with conferment of other professional degrees. Most common examples are MD, MBA, or other post-graduate degree
Entry Level	Internships and training positions or other staff roles acquired after completing a degree. Example job titles include Intern, Fellow, Resident, and Postdoctoral Scholar.
Individual Contributor	Next step or experienced-level positions. Employees work independently or under supervision. Example job titles include Coordinator, Analyst, Associate, Technician, Scientist/Researcher, Specialist and Consultant.
Individual Contributor- Senior	Senior-level experienced positions. Job titles include “Senior” or next-level designation (e.g. II, III, IV).
Manager/Team Leader	Managerial or Team Leader positions. These positions supervise individual contributors or coordinate a multi-lateral project team. Example job titles include Project Manager, Product Manager, Operations Lead, Lab Manager, Program Manager, and Clinical Trials Manager.
Manager/Team Leader - Senior	Senior-level managerial positions. Job titles include “Senior” or next-level designation (e.g. II, III, IV).
Director/Senior Management	Senior managerial roles that supervise or oversee other managers or multiple teams. Example job titles include Project Director, Head of Product, Director and Associate Director.
Executive Management	Executive management and entrepreneurial roles. These positions often require extensive managerial experience and advanced professional degrees. Example job titles include Vice President, President, C-Suite (e.g. CEO, COO, CMO, CTO), Founder, Chief of Staff, and Chairman of the Board.

Expand to view Demographics and Completion Rates data in tabular form

Demographics and Completion Rates

Enrollment Demographics (Academic Years 2011-2025)

Gender

	Academic Years 2011-2015	Academic Years 2016-2020	Academic Years 2021-2025	All
Headcount	192	187	166	545
Male	26.6% (51)	16.6% (31)	17.5% (29)	20.4% (111)
Female	73.4% (141)	83.4% (156)	81.3% (135)	79.3% (432)
Non-Binary	0.0% (0)	0.0% (0)	0.6% (1)	0.2% (1)
Unknown	0.0% (0)	0.0% (0)	0.6% (1)	0.2% (1)

Citizenship

	Academic Years 2011-2015	Academic Years 2016-2020	Academic Years 2021-2025	All
Headcount	192	187	166	545
USPR	81.8% (157)	75.9% (142)	85.5% (142)	80.9% (441)
International	18.2% (35)	24.1% (45)	14.5% (24)	19.1% (104)

Enrollment Demographics presented of all students actively enrolled during the Academic Years 2011-2025

International Student Definition: A person who is not a citizen, national, or resident alien of the United States. US citizens and permanent residents are labeled as USPR.

Completion Rate

Outcome by 2-Year Entering Cohorts

2-Year Entering Cohorts	Earned Masters	No Degree
Cohort 2010-11	97.9 % (47)	2.1% (1)
Cohort 2012-13	93.5% (72)	6.5% (5)
Cohort 2014-15	92.9% (79)	7.1% (6)
Cohort 2016-17	94.4% (67)	5.6% (4)
Cohort 2018-19	93.3% (70)	6.7% (5)
Cohort 2020-21	90.4% (66)	9.6% (7)
Cohort 2022-23	98.5% (64)	1.5% (1)

Completion Rates of Aggregated Cohort 2010-2023

All Students	Headcount	Percent
All Students	494	94.1%

Gender	Headcount	Percent
Female	396	94.2%
Male	105	94.3%

Citizenship	Headcount	Percent
International	104	95.2%
USPR	397	94.0%

Entry Cohort Definition: All students who started the program in a given academic year.

Two years of data are rolled into each chart bar to generate a sufficient sample size for data reporting and presentation purposes.

Completion Rate Definition: The percentage of students in the cohort who earned a Master's degree.

Data relating to gender and citizenship statusare displayed only in aggregate (2010 to 2023), due to the small number of students in some programs.

No data are displayed when the number of students in the sample is less than five to preserve student anonymity.

Expand to view Career Outcomes data in tabular form

Career Outcomes by Five-Year Aggregates

Sector

	Graduating Classes 2020-2024	Graduating Classes 2015-2019	Graduating Classes 2010-2014
Academia	60.6% (83)	55.2% (100)	57.9% (73)
Academia - Non-profit collaboration	1.5% (2)	3.3% (6)	0.0% (0)
For-profit	11.7% (16)	16.0% (29)	12.7% (16)
Government	6.6% (9)	6.6% (12)	5.6% (7)
Non-profit	6.6% (9)	9.9% (18)	10.3% (13)
Other	0.7% (1)	2.8% (5)	1.6% (2)
Unknown	12.4% (17)	6.1% (11)	11.9% (15)

Type

	Graduating Classes 2020-2024	Graduating Classes 2015-2019	Graduating Classes 2010-2014
Further training or education	32.1% (44)	29.8% (54)	9.5% (12)
Health or research related	54.7% (45)	63.0% (114)	75.4% (95)
Primarily teaching	0.0% (0)	0.0% (0)	0.8% (1)
Not related to health or research	0.7% (1)	1.1% (2)	2.4% (3)
Unknown	12.4% (17)	6.1% (11)	11.9% (15)

Job Function Within Academia

	Graduating Classes 2020-2024	Graduating Classes 2015-2019	Graduating Classes 2010-2014
Healthcare provider	16.9% (14)	60.0% (60)	59.7% (43)
Pursuing professional degree	44.6% (37)	20.0% (20)	8.3% (6)
Research staff	24.1% (20)	7.0% (7)	18.0% (13)
Administration	8.4% (7)	5.0% (5)	0.0% (0)
Other health or research related	6.0% (5)	8.0% (8)	13.9% (10)

Job Function Within Non-profit

	Graduating Classes 2020-2024	Graduating Classes 2015-2019	Graduating Classes 2010-2014
Healthcare Provider	0.0% (0)	5.6% (1)	0.0% (0)
Research staff	44.4% (4)	50.0% (9)	23.1% (3)
Administration	33.3% (3)	11.1% (2)	7.7% (1)
Other health or research related	22.2% (2)	33.3.% (6)	69.2% (9)

Job Level

	Graduating Classes 2020-2024	Graduating Classes 2015-2019	Graduating Classes 2010-2014
Student	27.0% (37)	10.5% (19)	4.0% (5)
Entry Level	5.8% (8)	21.5% (39)	8.7% (11)
Individual Contributor	38.7% (53)	38.1% (69)	46.8% (58)
Individual Contributor - Senior	3.6% (5)	5.0% (9)	2.4% (3)
Manager/ Team Leader	5.1% (7)	9.4% (17)	7.1% (9)
Manager/ Team Leader - Senior	2.2% (3)	2.2% (4)	2.4% (3)
Director/ Senior Management	2.9% (4)	3.3% (6)	12.7% (16)
Executive Management	1.5% (2)	3.9% (7)	4.0% (5)
Unknown or Unemployed	13.1% (18)	6.1% (11)	11.9% (15)

There are 126 students in the Graduating Classes 2010-2014.

There are 181 students in the Graduating Classes 2015-2019.

There are 137 students in the Graduating Classes 2020-2024.

Career outcomes of Global Health Sciences MS Alumni presented by Sector, Career Type, and Job Functions within the Academia and Non-profit Sectors, and by Job Level.

Why 5-Year Aggregates?

To ensure anonymity: Our Master's programs have relatively small numbers of graduates in a given year. Individual student outcomes would be identifiable if the data were disaggregated by both year and program.

The data are more meaningful: Master's students do not move through their programs in true cohorts; instead, they may graduate at different times. Grouping graduates over 5-year periods means that idiosyncratic outcomes are reflected only in the context of more typical outcomes, giving prospective grads a more realistic picture of their own possible career trajectories.

Expand to view Alumni Employment Location data in tabular form

Alumni Employment by Five-Year Aggregates

Country Location

	Graduating Classes 2020-2024	Graduating Classes 2015-2019	Graduating Classes 2010-2014
United States of America	111	144	101
Canada	1	7	2
United Kingdom	1	2	1
Chile	2	2	0
Germany	0	2	1
Switzerland	1	1	0
Sweden	0	2	0
Philippines	0	1	1
Netherlands	0	2	0
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	1	0	0
Uganda	0	0	1
Hong Kong	0	0	1
Czech Republic	0	0	1
Japan	0	1	0
Barbados	0	1	0
China	1	0	0
Denmark	1	0	0
Tanzania	0	1	0
Puerto Rico	1	0	0
India	0	1	0
Rwanda	0	0	1
Mexico	0	1	0
Singapore	0	1	0
New Zealand	0	1	1
Unknown	17	11	16

"Unknown’" indicates that job locations were not found.

The "Total Number of Alumni:" indicates the number of alumni for whom a job location was found.

There are 126 students in the Graduating Classes 2010-2014.

There are 181 students in the Graduating Classes 2015-2019.

There are 137 students in the Graduating Classes 2020-2024.

Location in California

	Graduating Classes 2020-2024	Graduating Classes 2015-2019	Graduating Classes 2010-2014
San Francisco	33	31	23
Los Angeles	4	13	6
Palo Alto	4	10	4
Oakland	2	6	4
Sacramento	2	4	5
San Diego	3	3	2
Berkeley	1	3	2
San Jose	1	3	1
Menlo Park	3	1	0
Richmond	1	1	2
Fresno	0	2	1
Loma Linda	1	1	1
Stanford	0	1	2
Alameda	1	0	1
Colton	1	1	0
Davis	2	0	0
Irvine	0	2	0
Pasadena	1	1	0
Pleasanton	0	1	1
Redwood City	1	1	0
Belmont	1	0	0
Encinitas	0	1	0
Fremont	1	0	0
Industry City	1	0	0
Lancaster	1	0	0
Long Beach	1	0	0
Malibu	1	0	0
Monterey	0	1	0
Orange	0	1	0
Paradise	0	0	1
Petaluma	0	0	1
Placerville	1	0	0
Riverside	0	1	0
Rohnert Park	0	0	1
San Bernardino	1	0	0
San Leandro	0	1	0
San Mateo	0	0	1
Santa Ana	0	0	1
Santa Barbara	0	0	1
Santa Monica	0	1	0
South San Francisco	0	1	0
Torrance	0	1	0
Vallejo	0	0	1
Walnut Creek	1	0	0
Watsonville	0	0

There are 63 alumni in the Graduating Classes 2010-2014 are located in California.

There are 93 alumni in the Graduating Classes 2015-2019 are located in California.

There are 70 alumni in the Graduating Classes 2020-2024 are located in California.

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