Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Northern Illinois University

If you are interested in studying clinical/medical laboratory science, you may want to check out the program at Northern Illinois University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,769.

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.

NIU Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science

NIU Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Rankings

The clinical laboratory science major at NIU 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 NIU

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

NIU Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of clinical laboratory science bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% 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 NIU since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in clinical laboratory science at NIU 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 Northern Illinois University with a bachelor's in clinical laboratory science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	18

Related Majors

• Other Health Professions
• Allied Health Professions
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• 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 IL, the home state for Northern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Health Technologists and Technicians	5,990	$47,590
Phlebotomists	4,910	$36,090
Surgical Technologists	3,270	$49,730
Medical Equipment Preparers	2,570	$37,810

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 Andy McMurray under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.