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2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$21,605 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$59,781 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master's Degree School for You

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is the #16 most popular major in Illinois with 216 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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 Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

Check out the clinical laboratory science master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

#1

Rush University

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Rush University the best value school in Illinois for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Rush University graduate students pay an average of $37,253 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Rush University

#1

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Roosevelt University the best value school in Illinois for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their master’s degree. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Roosevelt are $21,605 per year.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Roosevelt University Report

Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 706
Michigan 336
Indiana 109
Wisconsin 344

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 2 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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