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

4 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 one of the most popular subjects to study in South Dakota. With 81 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in South Dakota to see which associate degree programs were the most popular 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for clinical laboratory science majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Lake Area Technical Institute the most popular school in South Dakota for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their associate degree. LATI is a small public school located in the town of Watertown.

About 88% of the students majoring in clinical laboratory science at the school are women while 12% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, clinical laboratory science graduates from LATI carry an average student debt load of $20,735.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Lake Area Technical Institute Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Dakota Technical Institute is a great place for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their associate degree. Western Dakota Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Rapid City.

Of the 16 students majoring in clinical laboratory science at Western Dakota Tech, 6% are male and 94% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, clinical laboratory science graduates from Western Dakota Tech carry an average student debt load of $27,931.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mitchell Technical College is a great place for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their associate degree. Mitchell Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Mitchell.

Women make up 89% of the clinical laboratory science majors at the school.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Mitchell Technical College Report

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
Iowa 74
Missouri 78
Nebraska 50
Kansas 80
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 4 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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