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2023 Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Schools in California

1 College
$56,242 Avg Salary
$25,811 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 331 degrees and certificates were awarded to clinical/medical laboratory science students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 1 schools in California to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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The following school tops our list of the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate School

#1

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

Our analysis found San Francisco State University to be the best school for clinical/medical laboratory science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. SFSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

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Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 74
Washington 53
Nevada 18
Hawaii 11
Alaska 10

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Clinical Laboratory Science Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist 7,599
Laboratory Technician 4,185
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology 3,912
Sterile Processing Technology/Technician 1,108
Other Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions 982
Blood Bank Technology Specialist 280
Histologic Technician 243
Renal/Dialysis Technologist/Technician 220
Histologic Technology/Histotechnologist 106
Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist 101
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technology/Technician 78
Cytogenetics/Genetics/Clinical Genetics Technology/Technologist 46
Hematology Technology 41

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla.

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