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2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in Missouri

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$15,195 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,985 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science School for You

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is the #18 most popular major in Missouri with 78 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Missouri 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.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in Missouri

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

Top 10 Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools

#1

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, MO
$5,295 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Saint Louis Community College to be the best value school for clinical/medical laboratory science students who want to pursue a degree in Missouri. Saint Louis Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Saint Louis Community College are $5,295 a year.

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$8,294 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Missouri State are $8,294 a year.

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$4,924 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ozarks Technical Community College is a great value for clinical/medical laboratory science students. OTC is a large public school located in the city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at OTC are $4,924 a year.

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$7,762 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri Southern State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Joplin, Missouri Southern is a public college with a small student population.

Missouri Southern undergraduate students pay an average of $7,762 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$6,150 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Moberly Area Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical/medical laboratory science schools in Missouri. Located in the town of Moberly, MACC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MACC are $6,150 a year.

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$5,910 Average Tuition & Fees

North Central Missouri College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in Missouri list. NCMC is a small public school located in the remote town of Trenton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NCMC are $5,910 per year.

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$8,715 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Southeast Missouri State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students. Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Missouri State University are $8,715 per year.

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$7,930 Average Tuition & Fees

Missouri Western State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Saint Joseph, Missouri Western is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Missouri Western are $7,930 a year.

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$12,142 Average Tuition & Fees

Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value clinical/medical laboratory science programs. Southeast Health is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Cape Girardeau.

Southeast Health undergraduate students pay an average of $12,142 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Three Rivers College

Poplar Bluff, MO
$6,510 Average Tuition & Fees

Three Rivers College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value clinical/medical laboratory science programs. Located in the town of Poplar Bluff, Three Rivers College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Three Rivers College are $6,510 per year.

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Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 192
Iowa 74
Nebraska 50
Kansas 80
South Dakota 81
North Dakota 72

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

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 14 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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