Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician

STEM • Health Professions And Related Programs

What is it about?

A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of clinical laboratory scientists/medical technologists, to perform routine medical laboratory procedures and tests and to apply preset strategies to record and analyze data. Includes instruction in general laboratory procedures and skills; laboratory mathematics; medical computer applications; interpersonal and communications skills; and the basic principles of hematology, medical microbiology, immunohematology, immunology, clinical chemistry, and urinalysis.

Numbers at a glance

512th
Popular nationwide
345
Search Rank on O's List
8
Colleges offer it
174
Graduates (2018-19)
Men22%Women78%

Trends

Graduates
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Popularity Rank
Top1002003004005006007002002200420062008201020122014201620182020

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Public4Private4
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Public34Private10
Number of Colleges by Size
Very Small2Medium-Sized3Large3
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Weber State University103
Auburn University at Montgomery17
University of New Mexico-Main Campus15
Rhode Island College1
Average public university graduating class: 34 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Boston University22
Allen College12
Indiana Wesleyan University2
Heritage University2
Average private university graduating class: 10 students.

O's Insights on Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician

  • Major has been stable in popularity over the last 5 years after increasing prior to that.
  • 78% of graduates come from public universities.

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