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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology

6 Ranked Colleges
26 Degrees Awarded
$10,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for an Associate

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,695 people earned their degree in laboratory sciences and medical technology, making the major the 199th most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 26 laboratory sciences and medical technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in laboratory sciences and medical technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality laboratory sciences and medical technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the laboratory sciences and medical technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for an Associate.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology

#1

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Itawamba Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Itawamba Community College is located in Fulton, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s clinical laboratory sciences degrees to qualified students.

ICC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for ICC is $5,107 for associate degree clinical laboratory sciences students.

Read full report on Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology at Itawamba Community College

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Mississippi Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for an Associate. EMCC is located in Scooba, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s clinical laboratory sciences degrees to qualified students.

EMCC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for EMCC is $6,039 for associate degree clinical laboratory sciences students.

Read more about Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology at East Mississippi Community College

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Blue Ash, Ohio, and it awarded 7 associates’s clinical laboratory sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Blue Ash College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,430 for associate degree clinical laboratory sciences students per year to attend UC Blue Ash College.

Full UC Blue Ash College Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Jonesboro, Arkansas that handed out 2 associates’s clinical laboratory sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at A-State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arkansas State University - Main Campus is $13,406 for associate degree clinical laboratory sciences students.

Read more about Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Flathead Valley Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Flathead Valley Community College is located in Kalispell, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s clinical laboratory sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Flathead Valley Community College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Flathead Valley Community College is $9,554 for Associate Degree Clinical Laboratory Sciences students.

Read more about Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology at Flathead Valley Community College

#6

Hocking College

Nelsonville, Ohio
#6 in overall quality

Hocking College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for an Associate list. Nelsonville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s clinical laboratory sciences degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree clinical laboratory sciences students list, Hocking Technical College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hocking Technical College is $12,793 for Associate Degree Clinical Laboratory Sciences students.

Read more about Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology at Hocking College

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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