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2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

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818 Degrees Awarded
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Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 818 clinical/medical laboratory science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 49 colleges that offered a degree in clinical/medical laboratory science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great clinical/medical laboratory science 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 clinical/medical laboratory science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science in the Southeast Region

Out of the 49 schools in the Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences landed the #1 spot on the 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 36 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAMS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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 Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Baptist College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Baptist College of Health Sciences is $9,945 for southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical laboratory science students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#3

Santa Fe College

Gainesville, Florida
#23 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Fe College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. 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 science degrees to qualified students.

Santa Fe College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Santa Fe College is $11,420 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Clinical Laboratory Science students.

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#4

Thomas University

Thomasville, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Thomasville, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s clinical laboratory science students in 2019-2020.

TU also took the #14 spot in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $23,105 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Clinical Laboratory Science students per year to attend TU.

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#5

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana
#17 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Ruston, Louisiana, this fairly large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s clinical laboratory science students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana Tech also made our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #17. It costs about $12,084 for southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical laboratory science students per year to attend Louisiana Tech University.

Full Louisiana Tech University Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans is a small public school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 25 bachelors’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2019-2020.

LSU Health - New Orleans also made our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.

Full LSU Health - New Orleans Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report

#7

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia

With a ranking of #7, Georgia Southern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Southern University is a large public school situated in Statesboro, Georgia. It awarded 22 bachelors’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2019-2020.

GaSou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $15,536 for southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical laboratory science students per year to attend Georgia Southern University.

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Louisiana State University - Alexandria ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Alexandria, Louisiana, this small public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s clinical laboratory science students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana State University - Alexandria is $8,413 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Clinical Laboratory Science students.

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#8

Winston - Salem State University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Winston - Salem State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2019-2020.

WSSU also made our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #19. The yearly cost to attend Winston - Salem State University is $12,286 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Clinical Laboratory Science students.

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#10

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

University of Southern Mississippi ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Southern Mississippi is a fairly large public school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It awarded 17 bachelors’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for University of Southern Mississippi is $14,923 for southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical laboratory science students.

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#10

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, Tennessee

Austin Peay State University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Clarksville, Tennessee, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Austin Peay State University is $13,692 for southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical laboratory science students.

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#12

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, Louisiana

McNeese State University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Lake Charles, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s clinical laboratory science degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for McNeese State University is $12,267 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Clinical Laboratory Science students.

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The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. 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 science degrees to qualified students.

UTHSC also made our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report

#14

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
#16 in overall quality

With a ranking of #14, Harding University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Harding is a small school located in Searcy, Arkansas that handed out 1 bachelors’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2019-2020.

Harding also took the #16 spot in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $19,375 for southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical laboratory science 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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With a ranking of #15, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Shreveport, Louisiana, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical laboratory science students list, LSU Health - Shreveport has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.

The low student loan default rate of 3.0% 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 3 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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#16

The University of West Florida

Pensacola, Florida

The University of West Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. This fairly large school is located in Pensacola, Florida, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2019-2020.

UWF also made our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #15. The yearly cost to attend UWF is $7,406 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Clinical Laboratory Science students.

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#20 in overall quality

University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s clinical laboratory science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USF Tampa, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend USF Tampa is $8,355 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Clinical Laboratory Science students.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.

Full USF Tampa Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report

#18

University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida

University of Central Florida landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s clinical laboratory science degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

UCF also took the #8 spot in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical laboratory science students per year to attend University of Central Florida.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. FranU is a small school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 5 bachelors’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2019-2020.

FranU also took the #18 spot in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University is $17,191 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Clinical Laboratory Science students.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Jonesboro, Arkansas that handed out 15 bachelors’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Arkansas State University - Main Campus is $13,406 for southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical laboratory science students.

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University of Central Arkansas landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UCA is a public institution located in Conway, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for UCA is $15,376 for southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical laboratory science students.

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University of Louisiana at Monroe did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. University of Louisiana at Monroe is located in Monroe, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s clinical laboratory science degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe is $10,453 for southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical laboratory science students.

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#23

Augusta University

Augusta, Georgia

With a ranking of #23, Augusta University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Augusta University is a public institution located in Augusta, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Augusta University, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $11,136 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Clinical Laboratory Science students per year to attend Augusta University.

Full Augusta University Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report

#24

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina

East Carolina University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. ECU is a public institution located in Greenville, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECU, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ECU is $15,844 for southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical laboratory science students.

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#25

Auburn University at Montgomery

Montgomery, Alabama

Auburn University at Montgomery ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Auburn University at Montgomery is located in Montgomery, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s clinical laboratory science degrees to qualified students.

It costs about $13,987 for southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical laboratory science students per year to attend AUM.

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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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