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2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master's Degree 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 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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 Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alabama at Birmingham the most popular school in the Southeast Region for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in clinical laboratory science at UAB, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Memphis, UTHSC is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Morehouse School of Medicine is a great place for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Atlanta, MSM is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in clinical laboratory science at MSM, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 56% of the clinical laboratory science majors at the school.

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#3

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augusta University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Augusta University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Augusta.

Women make up 67% of the clinical laboratory science majors at the school.

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University of Southern Mississippi did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical/medical laboratory science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their master’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

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#8

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

With a ranking of #8, Bellarmine University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their master’s degree. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.

About 67% of the students majoring in clinical laboratory science at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#9

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree clinical/medical laboratory science programs. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree clinical/medical laboratory science programs. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical/medical laboratory science colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 266
North Carolina 240
Tennessee 895
Georgia 137
Kentucky 129
West Virginia 92
Virginia 189
Alabama 118
Louisiana 155
Mississippi 112
South Carolina 91
Arkansas 136

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 11 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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