Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at University of Central Florida

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

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and approximately 71,881 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students received a bachelor's degree in clinical laboratory science from UCF.

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.

UCF Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science

UCF Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks clinical laboratory science programs across the country. The following shows how UCF 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 UCF 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 Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	90
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	180
	429
Most Focused Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	728

Earnings of UCF Clinical Laboratory Science Graduates

The median salary of clinical laboratory science students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCF is $55,221. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $56,638 for all clinical laboratory science students.

Clinical Laboratory Science Student Demographics at UCF

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

UCF Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 31 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science from UCF in 2020-2021, 23% were men and 77% 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 UCF since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 University of Central Florida with a bachelor's in clinical laboratory science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UCF 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

The following clinical laboratory science concentations are available at University of Central Florida. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Central Florida. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	31

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Medicine
• Communication Sciences

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 FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Health Technologists and Technicians	9,600	$42,730
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Phlebotomists	8,250	$32,280
Surgical Technologists	7,340	$44,030
Medical Equipment Preparers	2,920	$32,650

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 Breezy Baldwin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.