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2023 Most Popular Online Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

6 Colleges
$41,718 Avg Salary
$23,814 Avg Student Debt

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 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

South College

Knoxville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named South College the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their associate degree. South College is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

About 90% of the students majoring in clinical laboratory science at the school are women while 10% are male.

Clinical Laboratory Science majors at South College take out an average of $24,304 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Albany State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Albany State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Albany.

Of the 15 students majoring in clinical laboratory science at Albany State, 27% are male and 73% are female.

On average, clinical laboratory science graduates from Albany State take out $18,571 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#3

North Arkansas College

Harrison, AR

Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Arkansas College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Northark is a small public school located in the town of Harrison.

Of the 8 students majoring in clinical laboratory science at Northark, 38% are male and 63% are female.

On average, clinical laboratory science graduates from Northark take out $15,130 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at North Arkansas College Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Louisiana State University - Alexandria is a great place for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their online associate degree. Located in the rural area of Alexandria, Louisiana State University - Alexandria is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Mississippi Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. EMCC is a small public school located in the remote area of Scooba.

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Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - Florida landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ocala, Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that clinical laboratory science majors at Rasmussen University - Florida take out while working on their Associate Degree is $29,653.

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Explore the most popular online clinical/medical laboratory science schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 266
North Carolina 240
Tennessee 895
Georgia 137
Kentucky 129
West Virginia 92
Virginia 189
Alabama 118
Louisiana 155
Mississippi 112
South Carolina 91
Arkansas 136

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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 6 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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