2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools
Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools ranking. This report analyzed 960 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for clinical laboratory science majors pursuing a .
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
Our 2023 rankings named South College the most popular school in the United States for clinical/medical laboratory science students. South College is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.
After completing their degree, clinical laboratory science graduates from South College carry an average student debt load of $19,584.
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Out of the 960 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Contra Costa Medical Career College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Contra Costa Medical Career College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Antioch.
On average, clinical laboratory science graduates from Contra Costa Medical Career College take out $6,333 in student loans while working on their degree.
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The excellent programs at Northwest Career College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical/medical laboratory science schools in the United States. Northwest Career College is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Las Vegas.
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Out of the 960 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
Clinical Laboratory Science majors at Ivy Tech Community College take out an average of $14,999 in student loans while working on their egree.
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The excellent programs at Cleveland State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical/medical laboratory science schools in the United States. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
On average, clinical laboratory science graduates from Cleveland State University take out $28,438 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $152.
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With a ranking of #6, Grand Canyon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
While working on their degree, clinical laboratory science majors at Grand Canyon University accumulate an average of around $38,405 in student debt.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.
While working on their degree, clinical laboratory science majors at UC accumulate an average of around $34,580 in student debt.
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Weber State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools list. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a very large student population.
On average, clinical laboratory science graduates from WSU take out $23,268 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, Illinois came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, MTI - Springfield, Illinois is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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Pima Medical Institute - Phoenix landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular clinical/medical laboratory science programs. Located in the large city of Phoenix, PMI Phoenix is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
On average, clinical laboratory science graduates from PMI Phoenix take out $7,821 in student loans while working on their degree.
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George Washington University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular clinical/medical laboratory science programs. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
On average, clinical laboratory science graduates from GWU take out $19,317 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Miami Dade College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools list. Located in the city of Miami, MDC is a public school with a very large student population.
Clinical Laboratory Science majors at MDC take out an average of $14,250 in student loans while working on their egree.
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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students. It came in at #13 on the list. UWM is a very large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
The average amount in student loans that clinical laboratory science majors at UWM take out is $31,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $362, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Bates Technical College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools list. Bates Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Tacoma.
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Mountainland Technical College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Lehi, Mountainland Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
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Front Range Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools ranking. FRCC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Westminster.
After completing their degree, clinical laboratory science graduates from FRCC carry an average student debt load of $12,875.
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Davis Technical College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools ranking. Davis Tech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kaysville.
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Mayo Clinic School of Medicine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
On average, clinical laboratory science graduates from Mayo Clinic School of Medicine take out $24,368 in student loans while working on their degree.
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The University of Texas Medical Branch did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students. It came in at #19 on the list. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the town of Galveston.
On average, clinical laboratory science graduates from UTMB Galveston take out $27,745 in student loans while working on their degree.
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University of North Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students. It came in at #20 on the list. UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.
While working on their degree, clinical laboratory science majors at UND accumulate an average of around $28,000 in student debt.
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Quest College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the city of San Antonio, Quest College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Clinical Laboratory Science majors at Quest College take out an average of $9,500 in student loans while working on their egree.
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With a ranking of #22, Philadelphia Technician Training did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Technician Training Institute is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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With a ranking of #22, Healthcare Career College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students. Healthcare Career College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Paramount.
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With a ranking of #24, California State University - Dominguez Hills did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students. CSUDH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carson.
After completing their degree, clinical laboratory science graduates from CSUDH carry an average student debt load of $25,391.
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MTI College ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools list. MTI College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Sacramento.
While working on their degree, clinical laboratory science majors at MTI College accumulate an average of around $8,636 in student debt.
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Additional Award Winners
This section shows the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 960 different United States clinical/medical laboratory science schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science students that almost earned our Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools award.
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science by Region
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Majors Related to Clinical Laboratory Science
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, clinical/medical laboratory science has other similar majors worth exploring.
Clinical Laboratory Science Concentrations
Majors Similar to Clinical Laboratory Science
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.