Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Boston University

What traits are you looking for in a clinical laboratory science school? To help you decide if Boston University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's clinical laboratory science program.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 17 clinical laboratory science majors received their bachelor's degree from Boston U.

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.

Boston U Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science

Boston U Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Rankings

The clinical laboratory science major at Boston U 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.

Earnings of Boston U Clinical Laboratory Science Graduates

The median salary of clinical laboratory science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Boston U is $67,918. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 20% higher than the national average of $56,638 for all clinical laboratory science bachelor's degree recipients.

Clinical Laboratory Science Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of clinical laboratory science bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went 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 Boston U since its program graduates 30% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 Boston University with a bachelor's in clinical laboratory science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Boston U also has a doctoral program available in clinical laboratory science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Medical Science
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Other Health Professions

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 MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Health Specialties Professors	3,460	$111,230
Phlebotomists	3,420	$39,970
Surgical Technologists	2,920	$55,440
Health Technologists and Technicians	2,520	$55,950
Medical Equipment Preparers	1,370	$46,570

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 Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

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