Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

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 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center stacks up to those at other schools.

TTUHSC is located in Lubbock, Texas and approximately 5,274 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.

TTUHSC Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science

Online Classes Are Available at TTUHSC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

TTUHSC Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the clinical laboratory science progam at TTUHSC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The clinical laboratory science major at TTUHSC 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	3
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools	6
Most Popular Online Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	7
Most Popular Online Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools	10
Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	25
Most Focused Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	32
	67
Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools	139
Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	200
	236
Most Focused Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools	334

How Much Do Clinical Laboratory Science Graduates from TTUHSC Make?

The median salary of clinical laboratory science students who receive their bachelor's degree at TTUHSC is $56,565. 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.

Clinical Laboratory Science Student Demographics at TTUHSC

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

TTUHSC Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of clinical laboratory science bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical clinical laboratory science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% men. So male students are more repesented at TTUHSC since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Tech University Health Sciences Center with a bachelor's in clinical laboratory science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

TTUHSC 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	33

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative 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 Tech University Health Sciences Center.

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 Krista Mericle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.