Undergraduate Certificates in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 60% 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 2020-2021 academic year, 1,362 students 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	9,031
Bachelor’s Degree	4,027
Associate Degree	3,527
Undergraduate Certificate	1,362
Master’s Degree	489
Graduate Certificate	453
Doctor’s Degree	12

Earnings of Clinical Laboratory Science Majors With Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in clinical laboratory science is $24,674. 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 $21,334 and the high is $28,869.

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in clinical laboratory science is $11,500. 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, $14,860 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $8,720.

Those students who are paying back their debt on a 10-year repayment plan have a median monthly payment of $29.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in clinical laboratory science. About 85.5% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	197
Women	1,165

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	71
Black or African American	454
Hispanic or Latino	241
White	485
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	108

Clinical Laboratory Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sterile Processing Technician	405
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist	259
Blood Bank Technology Specialist	197
Laboratory Technician	139
Clinical/Medical Science Professions	124

Related Majors

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

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Allied Health Services	44,973
Nursing & Nursing Assistants	43,520
Health/Medical Admin Services	19,645
Allied Health Professions	11,543
Dental Support Services	11,147

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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