2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Sciences Major in the Southeast Region

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Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology is the 191st most popular major in the country with 3,912 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southeast region, there were 877 laboratory sciences and medical technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 5 laboratory sciences and medical technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in laboratory sciences and medical technology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their laboratory sciences and medical technology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Sciences Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Sciences Major in the Southeast Region”.

Top 4 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology in the Southeast Region

1

Itawamba Community College
Fulton, Mississippi

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Itawamba Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Itawamba Community College is a public institution located in Fulton, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Itawamba Community College Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Report

2

Arkansas State University - Main Campus
Jonesboro, Arkansas

Top 10% overall quality in Southeast

Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Sciences Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s clinical laboratory sciences students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology at A-State

3

East Mississippi Community College
Scooba, Mississippi

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Mississippi Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Scooba, Mississippi, and it awarded 0 associates’s clinical laboratory sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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

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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, Mississippi

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Perkinston, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s clinical laboratory sciences students in 2020-2021.

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

• Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology

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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.

Credits

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