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2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

6 Colleges
$56,846 Avg Salary
$26,808 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 331 degrees and certificates were awarded to clinical/medical laboratory science students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major 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.

The Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Dominguez Hills the most popular school in California for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Carson, CSUDH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 69% of the clinical laboratory science majors at the school.

Clinical Laboratory Science majors at CSUDH take out an average of $27,193 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#2

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Loma Linda University is a great place for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in clinical laboratory science at the school are women while 29% are male.

On average, clinical laboratory science graduates from Loma Linda University take out $28,197 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#3

National University

La Jolla, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means National University is a great place for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their bachelor’s degree. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

About 65% of the students majoring in clinical laboratory science at the school are women while 35% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, clinical laboratory science graduates from National University carry an average student debt load of $35,795.

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#4

La Sierra University

Riverside, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend La Sierra University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. La Sierra is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverside.

Of the 6 students majoring in clinical laboratory science at La Sierra, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#5

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at San Francisco State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical/medical laboratory science schools in California. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at California State University - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical/medical laboratory science schools in California. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 74
Washington 53
Nevada 18
Hawaii 11
Alaska 10

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 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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