Best Nigerian Universities Offering Medical Laboratory Science

Recently updated on February 6th, 2023 at 02:19 pm

This assessment by PositiveNaija aims to provide a reliable guide on the overall standard of Nigerian universities offering medical laboratory science as an academic course and degree.

This assessment aims to promote the culture of impactful scholarship and academic excellence in the Nigerian educational sector.

Medical laboratory science is the use of clinical laboratory tests to detect, diagnose, monitor and treat disease. Blood, tissue and body fluids can be chemically analyzed and examined for foreign organisms and abnormalities. Medical laboratory scientists are laboratory professionals who are part of the medical team of specialists that works together to determine the presence, extent or absence of disease. They perform a full range of laboratory tests, from simple blood screens to more complex tests to detect diseases like cancer, coronary artery disease and diabetes.

This assessment on the quality of Nigerian universities offering medical laboratory science as an academic course and degree is hinged on certain parameters or factors.

Factor 1: Accreditation

Indicator: Accreditation report by the National Universities Commission of Nigeria (NUC).

Source: NUC Undergraduate-Accreditation-Result-as-at-November-2021

This factor takes into consideration the qualifying elements for the course of medical laboratory science: library strength; physical and technological infrastructure; number and quality of relevant staff; etc.

Thus, in this assessment of recommended universities (undergraduate), only universities with full accreditation have been provided.

Factor 2: Quality of Education

Indicator/Source:

a) The Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

b) NUC Ranking Of Universities In Nigeria

This factor takes into consideration: Teaching (the learning environment); Research (volume, income and reputation); Citations (research influence); International outlook (staff, students and research); and Industry income (knowledge transfer), etc.

Thus, in this assessment of recommended universities, only the best universities in Nigeria according to the latest indicator/source rankings are featured (note: for NUC, universities with a total of 300 points and above).

The recommended Nigerian universities have also been listed in the order of their performance in the rankings.

Factor 3: Job employability

Indicator: Most employable Nigerian universities

Source: The Nigerian Graduate Report 2018 by Stutern.

This factor will be recorded in percent as stated in the report of the source relied on.

Factor 4: Accessible information relevant about the Faculty.

Indicator and source: Online – website of the respective university/faculty

This factor takes into consideration, course information available on the following: curriculum; names and contact of the faculty (email and/or phone number); profile/CV and contact of staff and management; number of students; seminars, conferences, research; tuition and other relevant fees; internet safety of the website; etc.

This factor will be recorded as “Available”, “Good” and “Excellent” accordingly.

2023 PositiveNaija Report
Universities	Job employability	Accessible information
University of Ibadan (UI)	61.76%	Good
University of Lagos (UNILAG)	58.13%	Good
Bayero University, Kano (BUK)	–	Good
University of Benin (UNIBEN)	58.51%	Good
University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN/ UNEC)	68.18%	Good
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH)	–	Good
Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (NAU)	50.00%	Good
Afe Babalola University (ABUAD)	–	Good
Babcock University	52.70%	Good
Edo State University, Iyamho	–	Good

Research Credits

*This compilation was first researched, written, poster designed and last updated by Toju Micheal Ogbe – without interference or sponsorship by the featured universities.

*This research is open for/to suggestion, donation, sponsorship, collaboration, partnership or advertisement (+2349064503292).

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