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Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Florida Gulf Coast University

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Florida Gulf Coast University

If you are interested in studying clinical/medical laboratory science, you may want to check out the program at Florida Gulf Coast University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

FGCU is located in Fort Myers, Florida and has a total student population of 15,358.

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.

FGCU Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science

FGCU Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the clinical laboratory science progam at FGCU 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 FGCU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 103
Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 104
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Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 113
Most Focused Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 144
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools 196
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Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools 429
Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools 463
Most Focused Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools 640

Earnings of FGCU Clinical Laboratory Science Graduates

The median salary of clinical laboratory science students who receive their bachelor's degree at FGCU is $54,865. This is less than $56,638, which is the national average of all clinical laboratory science majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Clinical Laboratory Science Student Demographics at FGCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the clinical laboratory science majors at Florida Gulf Coast University.

FGCU Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Program

82% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 clinical laboratory science majors earned their bachelor's degree from FGCU. Of these graduates, 18% were men and 82% were women. The typical clinical laboratory science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% men. So male students are more repesented at FGCU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 Florida Gulf Coast University with a bachelor's in clinical laboratory science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 3
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

FGCU also has a doctoral program available in clinical laboratory science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

If you plan to be a clinical laboratory science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Florida Gulf Coast University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology 11

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 FL, the home state for Florida Gulf Coast University.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Health Technologists and Technicians 9,600 $42,730
Health Specialties Professors 9,250 $80,990
Phlebotomists 8,250 $32,280
Surgical Technologists 7,340 $44,030
Medical Equipment Preparers 2,920 $32,650

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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