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2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in Missouri

24 Colleges
$34,985 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science School for You

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is the #18 most popular major in Missouri with 78 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in Missouri 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.

Our 2023 rankings named Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, Missouri the most popular school in Missouri for clinical/medical laboratory science students. MTI - Springfield, Missouri is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

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#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in Missouri list. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

Clinical Laboratory Science majors at SLU take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#3

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Louis Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in Missouri list. Saint Louis Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southeast Missouri State University is a great place for clinical/medical laboratory science students. Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Three Rivers College

Poplar Bluff, MO

Out of the 24 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Three Rivers College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Poplar Bluff, Three Rivers College is a public school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical/medical laboratory science schools in Missouri. Southeast Health is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Cape Girardeau.

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Ozarks Technical Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in Missouri ranking. OTC is a large public school located in the city of Springfield.

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Moberly Area 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. Located in the distant town of Moberly, MACC is a public school with a small student population.

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Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Northwest Missouri State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students. Located in the town of Maryville, Northwest is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Northwest Missouri State University Report

Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 192
Iowa 74
Nebraska 50
Kansas 80
South Dakota 81
North Dakota 72

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 24 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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