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2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$7,017 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,935 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science School for You

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is the #19 most popular major in Oregon with 74 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Schools in Oregon ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best value programs for clinical laboratory science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in Oregon

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges.

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

$4,810 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Portland Community College to be the best value school for clinical/medical laboratory science students who want to pursue a degree in Oregon. Portland Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Portland.

Portland Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,810 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Clinical Laboratory Science majors at Portland Community College take out an average of $33,164 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$5,850 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Chemeketa Community College is a great value for clinical/medical laboratory science students. Chemeketa Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Salem.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Chemeketa Community College are $5,850 per year.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Chemeketa Community College Report

#3

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, OR
$11,732 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Oregon Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical/medical laboratory science schools in Oregon. Located in the remote town of Klamath Falls, OIT is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OIT are $11,732 per year. While working on their degree, clinical laboratory science majors at OIT accumulate an average of around $31,000 in student debt.

OIT also took the #2 spot in our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in Oregon rankings.

Read full report on Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Oregon Institute of Technology

$5,675 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Linn-Benton Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in Oregon list. LBCC is a small public school located in the city of Albany.

LBCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,675 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Linn-Benton Community College Report

Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 331
Washington 53
Nevada 18
Hawaii 11
Alaska 10

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 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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