Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Old Dominion University

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

Old Dominion is located in Norfolk, Virginia and has a total student population of 24,286.

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.

Old Dominion Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science

Online Classes Are Available at Old Dominion

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Old Dominion offers distance education options for clinical laboratory science at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Old Dominion Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks clinical laboratory science programs across the country. The following shows how Old Dominion performed in these rankings.

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 Old Dominion 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 Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	9
Most Popular Online Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools	15
Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	47
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	51
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools	95
Most Focused Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	100
Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	129
	146
Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools	214
Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	482
	491
Most Focused Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools	568

How Much Do Clinical Laboratory Science Graduates from Old Dominion Make?

The median salary of clinical laboratory science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Old Dominion is $50,464. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $56,638 for all clinical laboratory science students.

Clinical Laboratory Science Student Demographics at Old Dominion

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

Old Dominion Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in clinical laboratory science from Old Dominion. About 24% were men and 76% 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 Old Dominion since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Old Dominion University with a bachelor's in clinical laboratory science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Old Dominion 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

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Old Dominion University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	25

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Dental Support Services
• Mental & Social Health Services

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 VA, the home state for Old Dominion University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Phlebotomists	3,550	$35,960
Surgical Technologists	2,240	$50,790
Health Technologists and Technicians	2,050	$48,050
Medical Equipment Preparers	1,330	$36,790

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 D’Ana Knowles under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.