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2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in Iowa

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

Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree School for You

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is the #14 most popular major in Iowa with 74 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Iowa to see which ones were the most popular associate degree 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.

Check out the clinical laboratory science associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Iowa.

Our analysis found Des Moines Area Community College to be the most popular school for clinical/medical laboratory science students who want to pursue a associate degree in Iowa. DMACC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Ankeny.

Women make up 83% of the clinical laboratory science majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, clinical laboratory science graduates from DMACC carry an average student debt load of $26,019.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hawkeye Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in Iowa list. Hawkeye Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Waterloo.

Of the 13 students majoring in clinical laboratory science at Hawkeye Community College, 8% are male and 92% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, clinical laboratory science majors at Hawkeye Community College accumulate an average of around $21,979 in student debt.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Iowa Central Community College is a great place for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Fort Dodge, Iowa Central Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 88% of the clinical laboratory science majors at the school.

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#4

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

The in-demand associate degree programs at Kirkwood Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical/medical laboratory science schools in Iowa. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids.

Women make up 33% of the clinical laboratory science majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indian Hills Community College is a great place for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Ottumwa, IHCC is a public school with a small student population.

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

Explore all the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 192
Missouri 78
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

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 5 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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