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2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

26 Colleges
$21,798 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,242 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate School for You

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is the #13 most popular major in the country with 18,901 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate 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.

2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for clinical laboratory science majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Universidad del Turabo the best value school in the United States for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Gurabo, Universidad del Turabo is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Universidad del Turabo are $3,552 per year.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Universidad del Turabo Report

#2

Heritage University

Toppenish, WA

Out of the 26 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Heritage University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Toppenish, Heritage University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Heritage University graduate students pay an average of $9,872 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that clinical laboratory science majors at Heritage University take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $24,916.

Heritage University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Ponce, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce are $6,310 per year.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a great value for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their graduate certificate. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TTUHSC are $19,056 per year.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Report

Out of the 26 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine are $22,716 per year.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine Report

Oklahoma Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical/medical laboratory science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. OC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Edmond.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OC are $11,250 a year.

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University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of San Juan, UPR Medical Sciences is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UPR Medical Sciences are $10,613 a year.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences Report

#8

Universidad del Este

Carolina, PR

Universidad del Este ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Carolina, UNE is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

UNE graduate students pay an average of $3,552 in tuition and fees each year.

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The University of Texas Medical Branch came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the fringe town of Galveston.

UTMB Galveston graduate students pay an average of $21,997 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Graduate Certificate, clinical laboratory science graduates from UTMB Galveston carry an average student debtload of $21,214.

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#10

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical/medical laboratory science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SFSU are $18,242 a year.

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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 25 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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