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2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in Rhode Island

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$4,980 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools in Rhode Island ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision.

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 Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate School

Our analysis found Community College of Rhode Island to be the best value school for clinical/medical laboratory science students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Rhode Island. CCRI is a large public school located in the small city of Warwick.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CCRI are $4,980 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CCRI is ranked #3 for overall quality for clinical laboratory science in Rhode Island.

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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 values are for the top school 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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