2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology in the Southeast Region
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 a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” 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.
Across the Southeast region, there were 807 laboratory sciences and medical technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 716 laboratory sciences and medical technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 43 colleges that offered a degree in laboratory sciences and medical technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great laboratory sciences and medical technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the laboratory sciences and medical technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical laboratory sciences students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is a public institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UAMS also took the #2 spot in our “Best Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s clinical laboratory sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences is $9,945 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Clinical Laboratory Sciences students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Santa Fe College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Santa Fe College is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s clinical laboratory sciences degrees to qualified students.
Santa Fe College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $11,420 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Clinical Laboratory Sciences students per year to attend Santa Fe College.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Ruston, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s clinical laboratory sciences degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.
Louisiana Tech also made our “Best Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #16. The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana Tech is $12,084 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Clinical Laboratory Sciences students.
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Out of the 43 schools in the Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans landed the #5 spot on the list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s clinical laboratory sciences degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.
LSU Health - New Orleans also made our “Best Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Georgia Southern University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia Southern University is a large school located in Statesboro, Georgia that handed out 22 bachelors’s clinical laboratory sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
GaSou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $15,536 for southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical laboratory sciences students per year to attend GaSou.
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With a ranking of #7, Winston - Salem State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. WSSU is a medium-sized school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 48 bachelors’s clinical laboratory sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical laboratory sciences students list, WSSU has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Winston - Salem State University is $12,286 for southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical laboratory sciences students.
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Louisiana State University - Alexandria ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University - Alexandria is a small school located in Alexandria, Louisiana that handed out 20 bachelors’s clinical laboratory sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana State University - Alexandria is $8,413 for southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical laboratory sciences students.
Read more about Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology at Louisiana State University - Alexandria
With a ranking of #9, University of Southern Mississippi did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Southern Mississippi is a public institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Southern Mississippi is $14,923 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Clinical Laboratory Sciences students.
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Austin Peay State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. This fairly large school is located in Clarksville, Tennessee, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s clinical laboratory sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,692 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Clinical Laboratory Sciences students per year to attend Austin Peay State University.
Read more about Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology at Austin Peay State University
McNeese State University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. McNeese is a public institution located in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend McNeese is $12,267 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Clinical Laboratory Sciences students.
Read more about Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology at McNeese State University
The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s clinical laboratory sciences degrees to qualified students.
UTHSC also made our “Best Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Harding University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Harding University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Searcy, Arkansas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s clinical laboratory sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
Harding also took the #15 spot in our “Best Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $19,375 for southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical laboratory sciences students per year to attend Harding University.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Shreveport, Louisiana, this small public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s clinical laboratory sciences students in 2019-2020.
LSU Health - Shreveport not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of West Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. The University of West Florida is a fairly large school located in Pensacola, Florida that handed out 23 bachelors’s clinical laboratory sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical laboratory sciences students list, UWF has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of West Florida is $7,406 for southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical laboratory sciences students.
Full The University of West Florida Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Report
University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s clinical laboratory sciences students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at USF Tampa, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,355 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Clinical Laboratory Sciences students per year to attend USF Tampa.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Full USF Tampa Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Report
University of Central Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s clinical laboratory sciences degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.
UCF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UCF is $10,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical laboratory sciences students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Full University of Central Florida Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Report
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. FranU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 5 bachelors’s clinical laboratory sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
FranU also made our “Best Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #17. The yearly cost to attend Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University is $17,191 for southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical laboratory sciences students.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Report
Arkansas State University - Main Campus ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Jonesboro, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s clinical laboratory sciences degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,406 for southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical laboratory sciences students per year to attend A-State.
Full Arkansas State University - Main Campus Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Report
University of Central Arkansas came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Central Arkansas is a fairly large public school situated in Conway, Arkansas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s clinical laboratory sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,376 for southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical laboratory sciences students per year to attend University of Central Arkansas.
Read full report on Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology at University of Central Arkansas
University of Louisiana at Monroe ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Louisiana at Monroe is a public institution located in Monroe, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,453 for southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical laboratory sciences students per year to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe.
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Augusta University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Augusta University is a medium-sized public school situated in Augusta, Georgia. It awarded 14 bachelors’s clinical laboratory sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
Augusta University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Augusta University is $11,136 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Clinical Laboratory Sciences students.
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East Carolina University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. East Carolina University is a large public school situated in Greenville, North Carolina. It awarded 10 bachelors’s clinical laboratory sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
ECU also took the #21 spot in our “Best Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,844 for southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical laboratory sciences students per year to attend East Carolina University.
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West Virginia University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. WVU is a large public school situated in Morgantown, West Virginia. It awarded 25 bachelors’s clinical laboratory sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
WVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,983 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Clinical Laboratory Sciences students per year to attend West Virginia University.
Full West Virginia University Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Report
Eastern Kentucky University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Laboratory Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Eastern Kentucky University is a public institution located in Richmond, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Eastern is $14,149 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Clinical Laboratory Sciences students.
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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%.
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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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