Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Tarleton State University

What traits are you looking for in a clinical laboratory science school? To help you decide if Tarleton State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's clinical laboratory science program.

Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and approximately 14,016 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 29 clinical laboratory science majors received their bachelor's degree from Tarleton.

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.

Tarleton Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science
• Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science
• Master’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science

Tarleton Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Rankings

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

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 Tarleton 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 Associate Degree Schools	9
Most Focused Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master’s Degree Schools	12
	30
Most Focused Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
	56
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	147
	158

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in clinical laboratory science from Tarleton. This makes it the #6 most popular school for clinical laboratory science master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Clinical Laboratory Science Graduates from Tarleton Make?

The median salary of clinical laboratory science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Tarleton is $55,500. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $56,638 for all clinical laboratory science students.

Clinical Laboratory Science Student Demographics at Tarleton

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

Tarleton Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of clinical laboratory science associate's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in clinical laboratory science only graduates about 17% men each year. The program at Tarleton may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

Tarleton does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in clinical laboratory science graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Tarleton State University with a associate's in clinical laboratory science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Tarleton Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 29 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in clinical laboratory science from Tarleton in 2021, 21% were men and 79% were women. The typical clinical laboratory science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% men. So male students are more repesented at Tarleton since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its clinical laboratory science bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Tarleton Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master’s Program

Of the 24 students who earned a master's degree in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science from Tarleton in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in clinical laboratory science each year. Tarleton does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

In the clinical laboratory science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Tarleton State University with a master's in clinical laboratory science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Tarleton 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

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Public Health
• 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 TX, the home state for Tarleton State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Surgical Technologists	10,340	$49,410
Health Technologists and Technicians	10,080	$43,990
Phlebotomists	9,210	$33,000
Medical Equipment Preparers	3,210	$33,920

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.