by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Illinois for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Illinois, there were 824 clinical/medical laboratory science graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,418 and $26,330 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 63 clinical/medical laboratory science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Illinois for an Associate” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in clinical/medical laboratory science. To top this list, a school must have a successful clinical/medical laboratory science program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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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 “Most Well Attended Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Illinois for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois associate degree clinical laboratory science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Elgin Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Illinois for an Associate. ECC is a medium-sized school located in Elgin, Illinois that handed out 15 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Illinois for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Kankakee Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Kankakee, Illinois, and it awarded 10 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Kankakee Community College Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oakton Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Illinois for an Associate. Des Plaines, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Illinois for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Illinois College landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Belleville, Illinois, and it awarded 8 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is a small private for-profit school situated in Rockford, Illinois. It awarded 6 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Quincy, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Shawnee Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Ullin, Illinois, and it awarded 4 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, John A Logan College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Illinois for an Associate list. John A Logan College is located in Carterville, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees to qualified students.
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Illinois Central College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. ICC is located in East Peoria, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees to qualified students.
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Kaskaskia College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Centralia, Illinois, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s clinical laboratory science students in 2020-2021.
Full Kaskaskia College Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report
Rasmussen University - Illinois landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. Rasmussen University - Illinois is located in Rockford, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees to qualified students.
Full Rasmussen University - Illinois Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report
John Wood Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Quincy, Illinois, and it awarded 0 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full John Wood Community College Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report
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