Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Northwestern College

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

NWC is located in Orange City, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,496. In 2021, 1 clinical laboratory science major received their bachelor's degree from NWC.

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.

NWC Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science

NWC Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the clinical laboratory science progam at NWC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The clinical laboratory science major at NWC 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 Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	146
Most Focused Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	158
Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	207
Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	521
Most Focused Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	683

Clinical Laboratory Science Student Demographics at NWC

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

NWC Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 clinical laboratory science major earned their bachelor's degree from NWC.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern College with a bachelor's in clinical laboratory science.

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

NWC 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

• Allied Health Professions
• Nursing

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 IA, the home state for Northwestern College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Health Specialties Professors	2,760	$156,320
Phlebotomists	1,250	$30,760
Health Technologists and Technicians	1,200	$42,590
Surgical Technologists	770	$41,080
Medical Equipment Preparers	420	$35,150

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 Lawrence Albert Johnston under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.