by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Tennessee” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is the 93rd most popular major in the country with 18,901 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, clinical/medical laboratory science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,036 and had an average of $19,885 in loans still to pay off.
Across Tennessee, there were 1,038 clinical/medical laboratory science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,644 and $20,715 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Tennessee” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a degree in clinical/medical laboratory science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in clinical/medical laboratory science.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Tennessee” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee clinical laboratory science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Tennessee. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this medium-sized private for-profit school handed out 692 degrees to qualified ’s clinical laboratory science students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fortis Institute - Cookeville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Tennessee list. Fortis Institute - Cookeville is a small school located in Cookeville, Tennessee that handed out 10 ’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Fortis Institute - Nashville landed the #3 spot on the list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s clinical laboratory science degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Full Fortis Institute - Nashville Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Jackson State Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. JSCC is located in Jackson, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 ’s clinical laboratory science degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Tennessee list. Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 3 ’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Baptist College of Health Sciences Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report
Austin Peay State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Tennessee list. This medium-sized school is located in Clarksville, Tennessee, and it awarded 52 ’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Austin Peay State University Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report
With a ranking of #7, Southwest Tennessee Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Tennessee list. Southwest Tennessee Community College is a medium-sized school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 37 ’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southwest Tennessee Community College Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report
The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Tennessee ranking. UTHSC is a small public school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 20 ’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Lincoln Memorial University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #9. Lincoln Memorial University is located in Harrogate, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 ’s clinical laboratory science degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Northeast State Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Tennessee ranking. Located in Blountville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified ’s clinical laboratory science students in 2020-2021.
Full Northeast State Community College Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report
Columbia State Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Tennessee list. Columbia State Community College is a medium-sized school located in Columbia, Tennessee that handed out 11 ’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #12, Concorde Career College - Memphis did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Tennessee list. Concorde Career College - Memphis is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s clinical laboratory science degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #13, Southern Adventist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Tennessee list. Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit institution located in Collegedale, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Volunteer State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #14. This medium-sized school is located in Gallatin, Tennessee, and it awarded 13 ’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Motlow State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Tennessee list. Tullahoma, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s clinical laboratory science degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Tennessee ranking. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 2 ’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report
Union University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Tennessee ranking. This small school is located in Jackson, Tennessee, and it awarded 0 ’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Full Union University Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report
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