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2023 Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

2 Colleges
$25,537 Avg Salary
$11,671 Avg Student Debt

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

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is the #14 most popular major in Iowa with 74 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for healthcare students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

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

Top Iowa Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

#1

St Luke's College

Sioux City, IA

Our analysis found St Luke’s College to be the best school for clinical/medical laboratory science students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Iowa. Located in the city of Sioux City, St Luke's College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at St Luke’s College Report

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Mercy College of Health Sciences helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical/medical laboratory science schools in Iowa. Mercy College of Health Sciences is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Des Moines.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, clinical laboratory science majors at Mercy College of Health Sciences accumulate an average of around $29,920 in student debt.

Read full report on Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Mercy College of Health Sciences

Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 192
Missouri 78
Nebraska 50
Kansas 80
South Dakota 81
North Dakota 72

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 averages are for the top 2 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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