Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology at Northern Illinois University

If you are interested in studying laboratory sciences and medical technology, you may want to check out the program at Northern Illinois University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,769.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology section at the bottom of this page.

NIU Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Sciences

NIU Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the clinical laboratory sciences progam at NIU 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 sciences major at NIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology. 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 Lab Sciences & Medical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
Best Value Lab Sciences & Medical Technology Schools	27
Most Popular Lab Sciences & Medical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	58
Most Popular Lab Sciences & Medical Technology Trade Schools	59
Best Lab Sciences & Medical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	77
Best Lab Sciences & Medical Technology Trade Schools	82
Most Focused Lab Sciences & Medical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	95
	102
Most Focused Lab Sciences & Medical Technology Trade Schools	107
	108

Clinical Laboratory Sciences Student Demographics at NIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the clinical laboratory sciences majors at Northern Illinois University.

NIU Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in clinical laboratory sciences from NIU in 2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in clinical laboratory sciences at NIU 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 Northern Illinois University with a bachelor's in clinical laboratory sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

Careers That Clinical Laboratory Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in clinical laboratory sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Northern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140

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 Andy McMurray under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.