2024 Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana

If you plan on getting your associate degree in clinical/medical laboratory science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #40 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the best for clinical/medical laboratory science students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 46 associate degrees in clinical/medical laboratory science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of clinical/medical laboratory science for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality clinical laboratory science program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on clinical/medical laboratory science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of clinical/medical laboratory science students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt clinical/medical laboratory science students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized clinical/medical laboratory science related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science in Louisiana

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for clinical/medical laboratory science students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Louisiana Schools for an Associate in Clinical Laboratory Science

1

Delgado Community College
New Orleans, LA

16 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in clinical/medical laboratory science has to look into Delgado Community College. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in clinical/medical laboratory science from Delgado Community College

2

Southern University at Shreveport
Shreveport, LA

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in clinical/medical laboratory science needs to check out Southern University at Shreveport. Located in the midsize city of Shreveport, Southern University at Shreveport is a public university with a small student population.More information about a associate in clinical/medical laboratory science from Southern University at Shreveport

3

South Louisiana Community College
Lafayette, LA

16 Annual Graduates

$37,630 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat South Louisiana Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in clinical/medical laboratory science. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Associate students who receive their degree from the clinical laboratory science program make about $37,630 for their early career.

More information about a associate in clinical/medical laboratory science from South Louisiana Community College

4

Fortis College - Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, LA

10 Annual Graduates

$39,443 Median Starting Salary

$35,304 Median Student Debt

Fortis College - Baton Rouge is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in clinical/medical laboratory science. Fortis College - Baton Rouge is a small private for-profit college located in the large suburb of Baton Rouge.

Associate students who receive their degree from the clinical laboratory science program make around $39,443 for their early career.

More information about a associate in clinical/medical laboratory science from Fortis College - Baton Rouge

Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	143	58
Georgia	121	80
Florida	121	173
North Carolina	120	146
Arkansas	105	33
Tennessee	102	747
Virginia	97	74
West Virginia	92	40
Kentucky	90	60
South Carolina	77	65
Alabama	69	61

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Rankings in Majors Related to Clinical Laboratory Science

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Clinical Laboratory Science Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Laboratory Technician	46

Most Popular Majors Related to Clinical Laboratory Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	966
Allied Health Professions	322
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	266
Health & Medical Administrative Services	74
Dental Support Services	25
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	21
Mental & Social Health Services	16

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla. More about our data sources and methodologies.