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Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Northern Illinois University

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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. In 2021, 18 clinical laboratory science majors received their bachelor's degree from NIU.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks clinical laboratory science programs across the country. The following shows how NIU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 84

How Much Do Clinical Laboratory Science Graduates from NIU Make?

The median salary of clinical laboratory science students who receive their bachelor's degree at NIU is $54,062. This is less than $56,638, which is the national average of all clinical laboratory science majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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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

83% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students earned a bachelor's degree in clinical laboratory science from NIU. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

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About 78% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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