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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
64 Degrees Awarded
$21,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is the 97th most popular major in the country with 17,129 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, clinical/medical laboratory science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $38,047 and had an average of $17,559 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 4,637 clinical/medical laboratory science graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,459 and $16,288 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 64 clinical/medical laboratory science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in clinical/medical laboratory science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent clinical/medical laboratory science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the clinical/medical laboratory science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s clinical laboratory science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree clinical laboratory science students whose families make $30-$48k list, UNC Chapel Hill has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNC Chapel Hill Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report

#2

Augusta University

Augusta, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augusta University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Augusta, Georgia, this medium-sized public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s clinical laboratory science students in 2019-2020.

Augusta University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Augusta University are $20,712, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Augusta University

#3

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s clinical laboratory science degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Mississippi are $10,896, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Southern Mississippi Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s clinical laboratory science degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree clinical laboratory science students whose families make $30-$48k list, UAB has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UAB are $19,188.

Read full report on Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at UAB

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s clinical laboratory science students in 2019-2020.

VCU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full VCU Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report

#6

Bellarmine University

Louisville, Kentucky

Bellarmine University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Bellarmine University is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s clinical laboratory science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bellarmine U, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bellarmine U are $16,645.

Read full report on Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Bellarmine U

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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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