Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Grand Valley State University

If you plan to study clinical/medical laboratory science, take a look at what Grand Valley State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and has a total student population of 23,350.

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.

GVSU Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science

GVSU Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Rankings

The clinical laboratory science major at GVSU 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.

Clinical Laboratory Science Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of clinical laboratory science bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical clinical laboratory science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% men. So male students are more repesented at GVSU since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in clinical laboratory science at GVSU 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 Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in clinical laboratory science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

The following clinical laboratory science concentations are available at Grand Valley State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Grand Valley State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	24

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Public Health
• Health & Medical Administrative 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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Health Specialties Professors	5,440	$131,020
Surgical Technologists	4,240	$43,280
Phlebotomists	3,090	$32,450
Health Technologists and Technicians	2,750	$45,640
Medical Equipment Preparers	1,930	$35,730

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 Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.