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2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Schools

44 Colleges
$56,242 Avg Salary
$25,811 Avg Student Debt

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

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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 44 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for clinical laboratory science majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

Our 2023 rankings named San Francisco State University the most popular school in the United States for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 68% of the clinical laboratory science majors at the school.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at San Francisco State University Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical/medical laboratory science schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 52 students majoring in clinical laboratory science at GWU, 23% are male and 77% are female.

Clinical Laboratory Science majors at GWU take out an average of $31,602 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at George Washington University Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical/medical laboratory science schools in the United States. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Juan.

Women make up 74% of the clinical laboratory science majors at the school.

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Out of the 44 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the # 4 spot on the list. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Women make up 70% of the clinical laboratory science majors at the school.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - San German helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical/medical laboratory science schools in the United States. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - San German is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of San German.

Of the 32 students majoring in clinical laboratory science at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - San German, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate clinical/medical laboratory science programs. Located in the large city of San Juan, UPR Medical Sciences is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 84% of the clinical laboratory science majors at the school.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences Report

#7

Rush University

Chicago, IL

Rush University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in clinical laboratory science at Rush University, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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Mayo Clinic School of Medicine came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 78% of the clinical laboratory science majors at the school.

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The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the town of Galveston.

Women make up 82% of the clinical laboratory science majors at the school.

Clinical Laboratory Science majors at UTMB Galveston take out an average of $21,214 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at The University of Texas Medical Branch Report

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Ponce, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 79% of the clinical laboratory science majors at the school.

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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 27 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.

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