Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Northeastern State University

If you plan to study clinical/medical laboratory science, take a look at what Northeastern State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NSU is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and approximately 7,349 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 10 clinical laboratory science majors received their bachelor's degree from NSU.

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.

NSU Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science

Online Classes Are Available at NSU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

NSU Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the clinical laboratory science progam at NSU 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 NSU 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
Most Popular Online Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Most Popular Online Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	23
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52
	78
Most Focused Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	107
Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	115
Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	254
	285
Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	478
Most Focused Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	558

How Much Do Clinical Laboratory Science Graduates from NSU Make?

The median salary of clinical laboratory science students who receive their bachelor's degree at NSU is $55,349. This is less than $56,638, which is the national average of all clinical laboratory science majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Clinical Laboratory Science Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 clinical laboratory science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from NSU, about 10% were men and 90% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in clinical laboratory science at NSU 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 Northeastern State University with a bachelor's in clinical laboratory science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NSU 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 Northeastern State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	10

Related Majors

• Other Health Professions
• Public Health
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Optometry

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 OK, the home state for Northeastern State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Surgical Technologists	1,440	$41,800
Phlebotomists	1,340	$31,570
Health Technologists and Technicians	1,230	$43,960
Health Specialties Professors	1,080	$72,300
Medical Equipment Preparers	740	$31,430

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 CPacker under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.