Undergraduate Certificates in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 68% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 0.2% 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, 1,360 people earned their undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in clinical laboratory science is $31,071. A lot of factors can contribute to this number, such as the location of your workplace and the availability of other perks and bonuses. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $23,699 and the high is $34,909.

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in clinical laboratory science is $2,954. The school you go to and how long it takes you to graduate, among other things, can cause this number to vary. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $3,750 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $2,948.

Those students who are paying back their debt on a 10-year repayment plan have a median monthly payment of $35.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in clinical laboratory science. About 82.6% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	236
Women	1,124

The racial-ethnic distribution of clinical laboratory science undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	95
Black or African American	451
Hispanic or Latino	310
White	367
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	134

Clinical Laboratory Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sterile Processing Technician	522
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist	362
Blood Bank Technology Specialist	196
Lab Sciences & Medical Technology	98
Clinical/Medical Science Professions	50

Related Majors

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

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing & Nursing Assistants	42,270
Allied Health Services	41,426
Health/Medical Admin Services	19,806
Dental Support Services	11,403
Allied Health Professions	11,022

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Image Credit: By Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla under License

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