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Basic Certificates in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

9,907 Yearly Graduations
88% Women
58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 58% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.6% of clinical laboratory science graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Clinical Laboratory Science Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 9,907 people earned their basic certificate in clinical laboratory science. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in clinical laboratory science at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Basic Certificate 9,907
Bachelor’s Degree 4,024
Associate Degree 2,666
Undergraduate Certificate 1,360
Master’s Degree 567
Graduate Certificate 462
Doctor’s Degree 31

Earnings of Clinical Laboratory Science Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for clinical laboratory science majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in clinical laboratory science. About 87.9% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 1,201
Women 8,706
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The racial-ethnic distribution of clinical laboratory science basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 486
Black or African American 1,707
Hispanic or Latino 3,032
White 3,865
International Students 57
Other Races/Ethnicities 760
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Clinical Laboratory Science Focus Areas

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist 8,104
Sterile Processing Technician 809
Laboratory Technician 589
Renal/Dialysis Technician 88
Histologic Technician 68

Below are some popular majors that are similar to clinical laboratory science that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing & Nursing Assistants 44,253
Allied Health Professions 22,225
Allied Health Services 19,412
Health/Medical Admin Services 13,996
Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 6,973

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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