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Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology at Northern Illinois University

Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology at Northern Illinois University

Every laboratory sciences & medical technology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the clinical laboratory sciences program at Northern Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology section at the bottom of this page.

NIU Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Sciences

NIU Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Rankings

The clinical laboratory sciences major at NIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology. 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 Sciences Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of clinical laboratory sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical clinical laboratory sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% men. So male students are more repesented at NIU since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

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About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in clinical laboratory sciences 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 sciences.

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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

Careers That Clinical Laboratory Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in clinical laboratory sciences 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

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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