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2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$22,327 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,846 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor's Degree School for You

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is the #68 most popular major in Kentucky with 129 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Kentucky to see which bachelor's 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky

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

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kentucky the best value school in Kentucky for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their bachelor’s degree. UK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UK are $12,610 a year. The average amount in student loans that clinical laboratory science majors at UK take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,638.

UK did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at University of Kentucky Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern are $9,752 per year. Clinical Laboratory Science majors at Eastern take out an average of $29,552 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Eastern Kentucky University Report

#3

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Kentucky University is a great value for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their bachelor’s degree. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WKU are $10,992 a year.

Read full report on Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Western Kentucky University

#4

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellarmine University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the city of Louisville, Bellarmine U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Bellarmine U undergraduate students pay an average of $44,620 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Bellarmine U also took the #2 spot in our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky rankings.

Read full report on Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Bellarmine University

Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 137
Virginia 189
North Carolina 240
Florida 266
Tennessee 895
South Carolina 91
Louisiana 155
Arkansas 136
Alabama 118
Mississippi 112
West Virginia 92

One of 30 majors within the area of study, clinical/medical laboratory science has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 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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