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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$5,025 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,718 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 80 degrees and certificates were awarded to clinical/medical laboratory science students who went to a Kansas college or university. This makes it the #15 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Kansas to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for clinical laboratory science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

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

Our analysis found Barton County Community College to be the best value school for clinical/medical laboratory science students who want to pursue a associate degree in Kansas. Located in the rural area of Great Bend, Barton Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Barton Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,776 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, clinical laboratory science majors at Barton Community College accumulate an average of around $16,945 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seward County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the remote town of Liberal, SCCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SCCC are $3,648 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Manhattan Area Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in Kansas list. MATC is a small public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

MATC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,650 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, clinical laboratory science graduates from MATC carry an average student debtload of $22,408.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 192
Iowa 74
Missouri 78
Nebraska 50
South Dakota 81
North Dakota 72

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

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 3 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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