Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Texas Southern University

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

TSU is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 7,015 students attend the school each year.

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.

TSU Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science

TSU Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Rankings

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

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 TSU 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 Focused Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	60
Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	104
Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	208
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Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	221
Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools	429
Most Focused Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools	459
Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	587
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Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools	675

How Much Do Clinical Laboratory Science Graduates from TSU Make?

The median salary of clinical laboratory science students who receive their bachelor's degree at TSU is $40,471. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $56,638 for all clinical laboratory science students.

Clinical Laboratory Science Student Demographics at TSU

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

TSU Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science from TSU in 2020-2021, 27% were men and 73% 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 TSU since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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 Southern University with a bachelor's in clinical laboratory science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

TSU 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 Texas Southern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	11

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Health Sciences & 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 TX, the home state for Texas Southern University.

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 WhisperToMe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.