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

13 Colleges
$36,178 Avg Salary
$18,271 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 Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online programs were the most popular 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 Colleges.

#1

South College

Knoxville, TN

Our analysis found South College to be the most popular school for clinical/medical laboratory science students who want to pursue an online degree in the Southeast Region . South College is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

The average amount in student loans that clinical laboratory science majors at South College take out is $19,584.

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#2

Winston - Salem State University

Winston-Salem, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Winston - Salem State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, WSSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, clinical laboratory science graduates from WSSU take out $27,850 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, clinical laboratory science graduates from VCU take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#4

National Park College

Hot Springs, AR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend National Park College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small suburb of Hot Springs, National Park College is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American National University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Salem, American National University is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that clinical laboratory science majors at American National University take out is $13,202.

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#6

Martinsburg College

Martinsburg, WV

Martinsburg College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Martinsburg, Martinsburg College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Albany State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best clinical/medical laboratory science programs. Albany State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Albany.

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#7

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, clinical laboratory science graduates from Old Dominion carry an average student debtload of $23,250.

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Louisiana State University - Alexandria landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best clinical/medical laboratory science programs. Located in the rural area of Alexandria, Louisiana State University - Alexandria is a public college with a small student population.

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#10

North Arkansas College

Harrison, AR

North Arkansas College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Northark is a small public school located in the town of Harrison.

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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 13 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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