Careers in Medical Laboratory Sciences

The career outlook for those with a B.S. in Medical Laboratory Sciences is excellent. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs in the field are expected to grow faster than average through 2026. Over 80% of our program’s alumni are working in the field within six months of graduation ­– many have jobs waiting for them upon graduation.

Medical laboratory scientists work in hospital labs and many other settings including:

• Research labs
• Blood banks
• Public health (state and community) departments
• Environmental testing laboratories
• Physician’s offices
• Veterinary and zoo laboratories
• Forensics (state and municipal crime labs)
• Education
• Health administration (as lab mangers, directors, quality assurance and safety officers and computer operations managers)
• Consulting
• Infection control
• Sales and marketing (biomedical equipment and supply companies, pharmaceutical companies)