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2023 Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in Kentucky

16 Colleges
$33,759 Avg Salary
$18,416 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science School for You

In 2020-2021, 129 degrees and certificates were awarded to clinical/medical laboratory science students who went to a Kentucky college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best programs for healthcare students.

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2023 Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in Kentucky

The colleges and universities below are the best for clinical laboratory science majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our analysis found University of Kentucky to be the best school for clinical/medical laboratory science students who want to pursue a degree in Kentucky. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, clinical laboratory science graduates from UK take out $21,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#2

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bellarmine University is a great place for clinical/medical laboratory science students. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.

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#3

Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, KY

The excellent programs at Madisonville Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical/medical laboratory science schools in Kentucky. Located in the rural area of Madisonville, Madisonville Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Eastern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical/medical laboratory science schools in Kentucky. Eastern is a fairly large public school located in the town of Richmond.

Clinical Laboratory Science majors at Eastern take out an average of $28,125 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#5

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

The excellent programs at Western Kentucky University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical/medical laboratory science schools in Kentucky. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Jefferson Community and Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in Kentucky list. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

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With a ranking of #7, West Kentucky Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Paducah.

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Henderson Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students. It came in at #8 on the list. Henderson Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Henderson.

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Ashland Community and Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in Kentucky ranking. ACTC is a small public school located in the city of Ashland.

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#10

Sullivan University

Louisville, KY

With a ranking of #10, Sullivan University did quite well on this year’s best schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students. Sullivan University is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.

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Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 266
North Carolina 240
Tennessee 895
Georgia 137
West Virginia 92
Virginia 189
Louisiana 155
Mississippi 112
South Carolina 91
Alabama 118
Arkansas 136

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, clinical/medical laboratory science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Clinical Laboratory Science Concentrations

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

Majors Similar to Clinical Laboratory Science

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 averages are for the top 16 schools 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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