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CIP 51.1005 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist.

A program that prepares 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.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 51.1005. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years1098
2025Associate degree9136
2025Bachelor degree2083,237
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate22277
2025Master degree37348
2025Doctorate — research247
2025Doctorate — professional practice16
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year211
2024Certificate 1–2 years975
2024Associate degree752
2024Bachelor degree2093,045
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate20283
2024Master degree34377
2024Doctorate — research18
2024Doctorate — professional practice214
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year224
2023Certificate 1–2 years1098
2023Associate degree833
2023Bachelor degree2133,168
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate20316
2023Master degree34396
2023Doctorate — research19
2023Doctorate — professional practice215
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year121
2022Certificate 1–2 years11105
2022Associate degree645
2022Bachelor degree2183,118
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate17270
2022Master degree32372
2022Doctorate — research19
2022Doctorate — professional practice11
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year237
2021Certificate 1–2 years12100
2021Associate degree535
2021Bachelor degree2153,090
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate18322
2021Master degree30306
2021Post-master certificate11
2021Doctorate — research110
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year230
2020Certificate 1–2 years11110
2020Associate degree626
2020Certificate 2–4 years12
2020Bachelor degree2132,977
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate17270
2020Master degree28251
2020Post-master certificate14
2020Doctorate — research16
2020Certificate under 12 weeks111
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year118

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 51.1005 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 51 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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A positive award observation establishes historical activity in this classification. It does not confirm a current application opening, professional recognition, a specific delivery format or career outcome.

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Institutions with reported graduates

301 institutions

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