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2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in North Carolina

28 Colleges
$42,124 Avg Salary
$23,432 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science School for You

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is the #11 most popular major in North Carolina with 240 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 28 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular 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.

Check out the clinical laboratory science programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

Our 2023 rankings named Wake Technical Community College the most popular school in North Carolina for clinical/medical laboratory science students. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeastern College - Charlotte. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in North Carolina list. Southeastern College - Charlotte is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Charlotte.

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#3

Winston - Salem State University

Winston-Salem, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winston - Salem State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, WSSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their degree, clinical laboratory science graduates from WSSU carry an average student debt load of $27,850.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Asheville, A-B Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 28 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Whiteville, Southeastern Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Davidson County Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular clinical/medical laboratory science programs. DCCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Thomasville.

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Cleveland Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular clinical/medical laboratory science programs. Located in the fringe town of Shelby, Cleveland Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in North Carolina ranking. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

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Carolinas College of Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Carolinas College of Health Sciences is a public school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, clinical laboratory science majors at Carolinas College of Health Sciences accumulate an average of around $23,445 in student debt.

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Alamance 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 #10 on the list. ACC is a small public school located in the rural area of Graham.

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State Degrees Awarded
Florida 266
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

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 26 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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