Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at University of Rhode Island

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

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and approximately 17,649 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in clinical laboratory science from URI.

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.

URI Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science

URI Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Rankings

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

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 URI 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 Focused Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master’s Degree Schools	43
Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54
Most Focused Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	97
	115
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	134
Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	176
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	284
Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	570
Most Focused Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	577

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in clinical laboratory science from URI. This is the #43 most popular school for clinical laboratory science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of URI Clinical Laboratory Science Graduates

The median salary of clinical laboratory science students who receive their bachelor's degree at URI is $62,388. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 10% higher than the national average of $56,638 for all clinical laboratory science bachelor's degree recipients.

Clinical Laboratory Science Student Demographics at URI

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

URI Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Program

The clinical laboratory science program at URI awarded 23 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 35% of these degrees went to men with the other 65% going 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 URI since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in clinical laboratory science at URI 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 University of Rhode Island with a bachelor's in clinical laboratory science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

URI 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Rhode Island. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	23

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Public Health
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• 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 RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Phlebotomists	1,000	$39,930
Health Technologists and Technicians	470	$55,490
Surgical Technologists	330	$50,700
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	190	$36,710

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 Tnricci under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.