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2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in Montana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$6,768 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science School for You

With 9 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, clinical/medical laboratory science is the #13 most popular major in Montana.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in Montana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Montana to see which 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.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in Montana

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

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

#1

Miles Community College

Miles City, MT
$6,090 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Miles Community College the best value school in Montana for clinical/medical laboratory science students. Miles Community College is a small public school located in the town of Miles City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Miles Community College are $6,090 per year.

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$7,492 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at The University of Montana helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical/medical laboratory science schools in Montana. UM is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Missoula.

UM undergraduate students pay an average of $7,492 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UM did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in Montana list.

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$6,721 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Flathead Valley Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in Montana list. Flathead Valley Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Kalispell.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Flathead Valley Community College are $6,721 a year.

Read full report on Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Flathead Valley Community College

Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 19
Utah 255
Idaho 81
Wyoming 28

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Clinical Laboratory Science Focus Areas

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 3 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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