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2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

41 Colleges
$8,065 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,718 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree School for You

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is the #92 most popular major in the country with 18,901 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for clinical laboratory science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for clinical laboratory science majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Southwest Wisconsin Technical College to be the best value school for clinical/medical laboratory science students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.

Southwest Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $6,683 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, clinical laboratory science majors at Southwest Tech accumulate an average of around $28,167 in student debt.

Southwest Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Read full report on Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Washington State Community College is a great value for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their associate degree. WSCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Marietta.

WSCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,032 in tuition and fees each year. Clinical Laboratory Science majors at WSCC take out an average of $19,687 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 41 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Madison Area Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madison College are $6,769 per year. The average amount in student loans that clinical laboratory science majors at Madison College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $22,974.

Madison College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Read full report on Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Madison Area Technical College

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Chippewa Valley Technical College is a great value for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CVTC are $6,683 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, clinical laboratory science graduates from CVTC carry an average student debtload of $26,532.

CVTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Northcentral Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical/medical laboratory science schools in the Great Lakes Region . North Central Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Wausau.

North Central Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,415 in tuition and fees each year.

North Central Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree clinical/medical laboratory science programs. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cincinnati State are $9,090 per year. On average, clinical laboratory science graduates from Cincinnati State take out $20,910 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cincinnati State also is in the top 10% of our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Read full report on Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

Moraine Park Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Moraine Park Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Fond du Lac.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Moraine Park Technical College are $6,683 a year.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Moraine Park Technical College Report

With a ranking of #8, Fox Valley Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their associate degree. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Appleton.

FVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,861 in tuition and fees each year.

FVTC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Fox Valley Technical College Report

Sinclair Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical/medical laboratory science students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

Sinclair Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,076 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, clinical laboratory science graduates from Sinclair Community College carry an average student debtload of $15,897.

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#10

Blackhawk Technical College

Janesville, WI

Blackhawk Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical/medical laboratory science students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. BTC is a small public school located in the suburb of Janesville.

BTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,683 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Blackhawk Technical College Report

Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical/medical laboratory science schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 336
Ohio 706
Illinois 216
Indiana 109
Wisconsin 344

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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.

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