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2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$18,894 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,718 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree School for You

With 44 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, clinical/medical laboratory science is the #13 most popular major in Rhode Island.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Rhode Island to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for clinical laboratory science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

Our 2023 rankings named Community College of Rhode Island the best value school in Rhode Island for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their associate degree. CCRI is a large public school located in the city of Warwick.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CCRI are $4,980 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, clinical laboratory science majors at CCRI accumulate an average of around $20,068 in student debt.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CCRI is ranked #1 for overall quality for clinical laboratory science in Rhode Island.

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The excellent associate degree programs at New England Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical/medical laboratory science schools in Rhode Island. Located in the suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at New England Tech are $32,807 per year.

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Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 116
Connecticut 48
New Hampshire 2
Maine 6
Vermont 22

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 2 schools only.

  • 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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