Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist programs prepare individuals to conduct and supervise complex medical tests, clinical trials, and research experiments; manage clinical laboratories; and consult with physicians and clinical researchers on diagnoses, disease causation and spread, and research outcomes. Includes instruction in the theory and practice of hematology, clinical chemistry, microbiology, immunology, immunohematology, physiological relationships to test results, laboratory procedures and quality assurance controls, test and research design and implementation, analytic techniques, laboratory management, data development and reporting, medical informatics, and professional standards and regulations.

Texas awards the most Doctors degree research scholarships in Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist of all US states with 9 degrees being granted last year. Students interested in Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist can expect about 67% percent of their classmates to be women and 33% percent of their classmates to be male. The majority students graduating in this field earn a Bachelors degree. The average annual income for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist is $48,800.