Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Hunter College

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

Hunter is located in New York, New York and approximately 24,052 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students received a bachelor's degree in clinical laboratory science from Hunter.

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.

Hunter Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science
• Master’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science

Hunter Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks clinical laboratory science programs across the country. The following shows how Hunter performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The clinical laboratory science major at Hunter is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	6
Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Schools	11
Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master’s Degree Schools	13
Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Schools	18
	22
Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master’s Degree Schools	25
Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42
Most Focused Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	72
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	118
Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	360

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in clinical laboratory science from Hunter. This makes it the #13 most popular school for clinical laboratory science master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Clinical Laboratory Science Graduates from Hunter Make?

The median salary of clinical laboratory science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Hunter is $59,118. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $56,638 for all clinical laboratory science bachelor's degree recipients.

Clinical Laboratory Science Student Demographics at Hunter

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the clinical laboratory science majors at Hunter College.

Hunter Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 39 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in clinical laboratory science from Hunter in 2021, 36% were men and 64% were women. The typical clinical laboratory science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% men. So male students are more repesented at Hunter since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities in its clinical laboratory science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Hunter College with a bachelor's in clinical laboratory science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	4
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Hunter Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a master's degree in clinical laboratory science from Hunter. About 82% of these graduates were women and the other 18% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in clinical laboratory science each year. Hunter does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the clinical laboratory science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 64% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Hunter College with a master's in clinical laboratory science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	1
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Hunter also has a doctoral program available in clinical laboratory science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

If you plan to be a clinical laboratory science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Hunter College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	39
Laboratory Technician	11
Other Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions	11
Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist	6

Related Majors

• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Public Health
• Communication Sciences
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

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 NY, the home state for Hunter College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Phlebotomists	6,190	$40,630
Surgical Technologists	5,750	$55,310
Health Technologists and Technicians	5,280	$55,700
Medical Equipment Preparers	3,600	$43,450

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.