Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

If you are interested in studying clinical/medical laboratory science, you may want to check out the program at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

TTUHSC is located in Lubbock, Texas and approximately 5,274 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,092 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in 2021, 33 of them were clinical/medical laboratory science majors.

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.

TTUHSC Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science

Online Classes Are Available at TTUHSC

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? TTUHSC offers distance education options for clinical laboratory science at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

TTUHSC Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Rankings

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

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 science major at TTUHSC 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	2
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Schools	3
Most Popular Online Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	5
Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Most Focused Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32
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How Much Do Clinical Laboratory Science Graduates from TTUHSC Make?

The median salary of clinical laboratory science students who receive their bachelor's degree at TTUHSC is $56,565. 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 TTUHSC

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

TTUHSC Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in clinical laboratory science from TTUHSC. About 39% were men and 61% 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 TTUHSC since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center with a bachelor's in clinical laboratory science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

TTUHSC 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	66

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Public Health
• Allied Health 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 TX, the home state for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Surgical Technologists	10,340	$49,410
Health Technologists and Technicians	10,080	$43,990
Phlebotomists	9,210	$33,000
Medical Equipment Preparers	3,210	$33,920

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 Krista Mericle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.