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2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$30,483 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,537 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Undergraduate Certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for clinical laboratory science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

Check out the clinical laboratory science undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

Our analysis found Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences to be the best value school for clinical/medical laboratory science students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Missouri. Southeast Health is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Cape Girardeau.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeast Health are $12,142 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, clinical laboratory science majors at Southeast Health accumulate an average of around $35,383 in student debt.

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#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 2 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the # 2 spot on the list. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SLU are $48,824 per year.

SLU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Saint Louis University Report

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

Explore all the Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools 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 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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