Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology at Purdue University - Main Campus

Every laboratory sciences and medical technology 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 sciences program at Purdue University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 13 clinical laboratory sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Purdue.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Purdue Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Rankings

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

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The clinical laboratory sciences major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology. 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
	144
	164
Most Focused Lab Sciences & Medical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	189
Most Focused Lab Sciences & Medical Technology Schools	209

Clinical Laboratory Sciences Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the clinical laboratory sciences majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of clinical laboratory sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in clinical laboratory sciences at Purdue 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in clinical laboratory sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

Careers That Clinical Laboratory Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in clinical laboratory sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN

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 Abhijitsathe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.