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Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology at University of South Dakota

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study laboratory sciences and medical technology, take a look at what University of South Dakota has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and approximately 9,459 students attend the school each year.

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.

USD Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Sciences

USD Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the clinical laboratory sciences progam at USD 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 USD 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	14
Best Value Lab Sciences & Medical Technology Schools	16
Best Lab Sciences & Medical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	67
Best Lab Sciences & Medical Technology Trade Schools	70
Most Focused Lab Sciences & Medical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	75
Most Focused Lab Sciences & Medical Technology Trade Schools	86
Most Popular Lab Sciences & Medical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	90
Most Popular Lab Sciences & Medical Technology Trade Schools	93
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Clinical Laboratory Sciences Student Demographics at USD

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

USD Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Bachelor’s Program

55% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 clinical laboratory sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from USD. Of these graduates, 45% were men and 55% were women. The typical clinical laboratory sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at USD since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in clinical laboratory sciences at USD 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 University of South Dakota with a bachelor's in clinical laboratory sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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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 SD, the home state for University of South Dakota.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Health Specialties Professors	160	$95,150

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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.

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