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Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, clinical/medical laboratory science was ranked #13 in the country. In fact 18,901 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in the Southwest Region to see which basic certificate 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 basic certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Pima Medical Institute - Phoenix the most popular school in the Southwest Region for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their basic certificate. PMI Phoenix is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

Women make up 91% of the clinical laboratory science majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend GateWay Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Phoenix, GateWay Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 90% of the clinical laboratory science majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Pima Medical Institute - East Valley is a great place for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their basic certificate. PMI East Valley is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mesa.

Women make up 86% of the clinical laboratory science majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Clovis Community College is a great place for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their basic certificate. Located in the remote town of Clovis, Clovis Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 97% of the students majoring in clinical laboratory science at the school are women while 3% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Regional Center for Border Health is a great place for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Yuma, Regional Center for Border Health is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in clinical laboratory science at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Central New Mexico Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. CNM is a large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

About 94% of the students majoring in clinical laboratory science at the school are women while 6% are male.

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Eastern Arizona College

Thatcher, AZ

Eastern Arizona College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate clinical/medical laboratory science programs. Eastern Arizona College is a small public school located in the town of Thatcher.

Of the 47 students majoring in clinical laboratory science at Eastern Arizona College, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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Weatherford College

Weatherford, TX

Weatherford College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate clinical/medical laboratory science programs. Located in the fringe town of Weatherford, Weatherford College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 43 students majoring in clinical laboratory science at Weatherford College, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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Pima Medical Institute - Houston landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate clinical/medical laboratory science programs. Located in the large city of Houston, PMI Houston is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in clinical laboratory science at the school are women while 14% are male.

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Pima Medical Institute - San Antonio ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. PMI San Antonio is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Of the 41 students majoring in clinical laboratory science at PMI San Antonio, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical/medical laboratory science schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 773
Arizona 280
Oklahoma 93
New Mexico 43

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

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 28 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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