Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at University of Central Florida

If you plan to study clinical/medical laboratory science, take a look at what University of Central Florida has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and approximately 71,881 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.

UCF Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science

UCF Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Rankings

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

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 UCF 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 Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	28
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	90
Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	95
	119
Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools	152
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools	168
Most Focused Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	192
	414
Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	429
Most Focused Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools	715

Earnings of UCF Clinical Laboratory Science Graduates

The median salary of clinical laboratory science students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCF is $55,221. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $56,638 for all clinical laboratory science students.

Clinical Laboratory Science Student Demographics at UCF

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

UCF Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students earned a bachelor's degree in clinical laboratory science from UCF. About 77% of these graduates were women and the other 23% were men. The typical clinical laboratory science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% men. So male students are more repesented at UCF since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 University of Central Florida with a bachelor's in clinical laboratory science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UCF 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Central Florida. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	31

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 FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Breezy Baldwin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.