Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

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

TTUHSC is located in Lubbock, Texas and has a total student population of 5,274. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students received a bachelor's degree in clinical laboratory science from TTUHSC.

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.

TTUHSC Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science

Online Classes Are Available at TTUHSC

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

TTUHSC does offer online education options in clinical laboratory science for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

TTUHSC Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The clinical laboratory science major at TTUHSC 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
Most Popular Online Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Schools	2
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Schools	3
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Schools	4
Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Schools	4
Most Popular Online Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	5
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	6
Most Focused Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Schools	9
	13
Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
Most Focused Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32
Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	48
	67
Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	162
Most Focused Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	231
	241

Earnings of TTUHSC Clinical Laboratory Science Graduates

The median salary of clinical laboratory science students who receive their bachelor's degree at TTUHSC is $56,565. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $56,638 for all clinical laboratory science students.

Clinical Laboratory Science Student Demographics at TTUHSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the clinical laboratory science majors at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

TTUHSC Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 clinical laboratory science majors earned their bachelor's degree from TTUHSC. Of these graduates, 39% were men and 61% 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 TTUHSC since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center with a bachelor's in clinical laboratory science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

TTUHSC 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

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Public Health
• Allied Health Professions

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 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

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 Krista Mericle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.