Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology at Western Illinois University

What traits are you looking for in a clinical laboratory sciences school? To help you decide if Western Illinois University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's clinical laboratory sciences program.

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and approximately 7,490 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.

WIU Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Sciences

WIU Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks clinical laboratory sciences programs across the country. The following shows how WIU 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 sciences major at WIU 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	33
Best Value Lab Sciences & Medical Technology Schools	38
Best Lab Sciences & Medical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	146
Best Lab Sciences & Medical Technology Trade Schools	153
	167
Most Popular Lab Sciences & Medical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	170
	177
Most Popular Lab Sciences & Medical Technology Trade Schools	181
Most Focused Lab Sciences & Medical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	193
Most Focused Lab Sciences & Medical Technology Trade Schools	205

Clinical Laboratory Sciences Student Demographics at WIU

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

WIU Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in clinical laboratory sciences from WIU in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in clinical laboratory sciences at WIU 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 Western Illinois University with a bachelor's in clinical laboratory sciences.

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

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

Related Majors

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 IL, the home state for Western Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140

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 IlliniGradResearch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.