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2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in Kentucky

21 Colleges
$33,759 Avg Salary
$18,416 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science School for You

In 2020-2021, 129 degrees and certificates were awarded to clinical/medical laboratory science students who went to a Kentucky college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

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.

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 Schools in Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in Kentucky to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges.

#1

Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, KY

Our 2023 rankings named Madisonville Community College the most popular school in Kentucky for clinical/medical laboratory science students. Located in the rural area of Madisonville, Madisonville Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Our 2023 rankings named Ashland Community and Technical College the most popular school in Kentucky for clinical/medical laboratory science students. ACTC is a small public school located in the small city of Ashland.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Kentucky Community and Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in Kentucky list. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Paducah.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jefferson Community and Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in Kentucky list. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

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#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

The excellent programs at University of Kentucky helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical/medical laboratory science schools in Kentucky. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, clinical laboratory science majors at UK accumulate an average of around $21,750 in student debt.

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Maysville Community and Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in Kentucky list. Maysville Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Maysville.

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With a ranking of #7, Somerset Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students. Located in the town of Somerset, SCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Henderson Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students. It came in at #8 on the list. Henderson Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Henderson.

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Eastern Kentucky University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in Kentucky ranking. Eastern is a fairly large public school located in the town of Richmond.

On average, clinical laboratory science graduates from Eastern take out $28,125 in student loans while working on their degree.

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With a ranking of #10, Owensboro Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students. Owensboro Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Owensboro.

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Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Florida 266
North Carolina 240
Tennessee 895
Georgia 137
West Virginia 92
Virginia 189
Louisiana 155
Mississippi 112
South Carolina 91
Alabama 118
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 21 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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