Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Louisiana Tech University

Every clinical/medical laboratory science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the clinical laboratory science program at Louisiana Tech University stacks up to those at other schools.

Louisiana Tech is located in Ruston, Louisiana and approximately 11,126 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in clinical laboratory science from Louisiana Tech.

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.

Louisiana Tech Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science

Louisiana Tech Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the clinical laboratory science progam at Louisiana Tech compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The clinical laboratory science major at Louisiana Tech 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
Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65
Most Focused Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	116
Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	130
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	141
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	304
	330
Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	373
Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	541
Most Focused Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	620

Clinical Laboratory Science Student Demographics at Louisiana Tech

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

Louisiana Tech Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of clinical laboratory science bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical clinical laboratory science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% men. So male students are more repesented at Louisiana Tech since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in clinical laboratory science at Louisiana Tech are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Louisiana Tech 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

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Louisiana Tech University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	8

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Health Sciences & Services
• Communication Sciences
• 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 LA, the home state for Louisiana Tech University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Health Technologists and Technicians	2,620	$38,370
Phlebotomists	2,270	$29,970
Surgical Technologists	1,840	$39,990
Health Specialties Professors	880	$105,820
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	400	$26,240

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.