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Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at West Virginia University

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Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at West Virginia University

Every clinical/medical laboratory science 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 science program at West Virginia University stacks up to those at other schools.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in clinical laboratory science from WVU.

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.

WVU Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science

WVU Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Rankings

The clinical laboratory science major at WVU 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.

Earnings of WVU Clinical Laboratory Science Graduates

The median salary of clinical laboratory science students who receive their bachelor's degree at WVU is $55,033. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $56,638 for all clinical laboratory science students.

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Clinical Laboratory Science Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Program

75% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 clinical laboratory science majors earned their bachelor's degree from WVU. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% 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 WVU since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in clinical laboratory science at WVU 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 West Virginia University with a bachelor's in clinical laboratory science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 18
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

WVU 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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Phlebotomists 1,090 $30,200
Surgical Technologists 1,080 $37,390
Health Technologists and Technicians 730 $43,490
Medical Equipment Preparers 390 $34,990
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians 110 $35,270

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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