2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree School for You
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is the #12 most popular major in Louisiana with 155 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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 Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Louisiana 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 Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
Our analysis found South Louisiana Community College to be the best value school for clinical/medical laboratory science students who want to pursue a associate degree in Louisiana. Located in the city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Louisiana Community College are $4,205 a year. The average amount in student loans that clinical laboratory science majors at South Louisiana Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,287.
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Out of the 4 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Fletcher Technical Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Schriever, Fletcher Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Fletcher Technical Community College are $3,981 a year.
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Out of the 4 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Delgado Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Delgado Community College are $4,079 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, clinical laboratory science majors at Delgado Community College accumulate an average of around $37,312 in student debt.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fortis College - Baton Rouge. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the large suburb of Baton Rouge, Fortis College - Baton Rouge is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fortis College - Baton Rouge are $15,179 per year. On average, clinical laboratory science graduates from Fortis College - Baton Rouge take out $36,784 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Request InformationBest Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Florida | 266 |
North Carolina | 240 |
Tennessee | 895 |
Kentucky | 129 |
Georgia | 137 |
West Virginia | 92 |
Virginia | 189 |
Alabama | 118 |
Mississippi | 112 |
South Carolina | 91 |
Arkansas | 136 |
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Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Related Majors for Clinical Laboratory Science
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, clinical/medical laboratory science has other similar majors worth exploring.
Clinical Laboratory Science Concentrations
Majors Similar to Clinical Laboratory Science
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 4 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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