Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Albany State University

What traits are you looking for in a clinical laboratory science school? To help you decide if Albany State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's clinical laboratory science program.

Albany State is located in Albany, Georgia and has a total student population of 6,509.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science section at the bottom of this page.

Albany State Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Clinical Laboratory Science (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science

Online Classes Are Available at Albany State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Albany State offers distance education options for clinical laboratory science at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Albany State Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Clinical Laboratory Science Student Demographics at Albany State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the clinical laboratory science majors at Albany State University.

Albany State Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of clinical laboratory science associate's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in clinical laboratory science only graduates about 17% men each year. The program at Albany State may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

Albany State does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in clinical laboratory science graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Albany State University with a associate's in clinical laboratory science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

The following clinical laboratory science concentations are available at Albany State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Albany State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Laboratory Technician	11
Histologic Technician	4

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Nursing

Careers That Clinical Laboratory Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in clinical laboratory science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for GA, the home state for Albany State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Health Specialties Professors	4,970	$119,400
Surgical Technologists	4,410	$44,830
Phlebotomists	4,390	$32,190
Health Technologists and Technicians	3,030	$46,960
Medical Equipment Preparers	1,610	$34,430

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Diqiu Wang under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.