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

7 Ranked Colleges
64 Degrees Awarded
$23,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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” 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” ranking analyzed 7 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science in the Southeast Region

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center landed the #1 spot on the list. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s clinical laboratory science degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree clinical laboratory science students list, UTHSC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center are $24,430, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UTHSC Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report

#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Southern Miss is a public institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Miss, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Miss are $10,896, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Southern Miss

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAB are $19,188, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at University of Alabama at Birmingham

#4

Augusta University

Augusta, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augusta University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Augusta, Georgia, and it awarded 10 masters’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2019-2020.

Augusta University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. 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

#5

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s clinical laboratory science students in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

#4 in overall quality

Virginia Commonwealth 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 ranking. VCU is a large school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 4 masters’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Virginia Commonwealth University

#7

Morehouse School of Medicine

Atlanta, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

Morehouse School of Medicine landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 6 masters’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2019-2020.

MSM also took the #6 spot in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MSM are $27,802, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Morehouse School of Medicine

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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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