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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$5,986 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for clinical laboratory science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

Our analysis found SOWELA Technical Community College to be the best value school for clinical/medical laboratory science students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Louisiana. SOWELA is a small public school located in the city of Lake Charles.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SOWELA are $4,265 per year.

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Out of the 8 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana Delta Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Monroe, LDCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LDCC are $4,159 a year.

LDCC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana list.

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#3

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Delgado Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Delgado Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,079 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Nunez Community College

Chalmette, LA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Nunez Community College is a great value for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Chalmette, Nunez Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Nunez Community College are $4,255 a year.

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#5

Baton Rouge Community College

Baton Rouge, LA

Out of the 8 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Baton Rouge Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, BRCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BRCC are $4,221 a year.

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Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, FranU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FranU are $14,938 a year.

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Infinity College

Lafayette, LA

Infinity College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate clinical/medical laboratory science programs. Located in the city of Lafayette, Infinity College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Healthcare Training Institute came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking. Healthcare Training Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Kenner.

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Best 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
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

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 8 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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