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Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$9,366 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,846 Avg Salary

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

With 81 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, clinical/medical laboratory science is the #33 most popular major in South Dakota.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in South Dakota 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota State University the best value school in South Dakota for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

South Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,299 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, South Dakota State is ranked #3 for overall quality for clinical laboratory science in South Dakota.

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#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Dakota. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USD are $9,432 per year.

USD also took the #5 spot in our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota rankings.

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Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 78
Minnesota 192
Kansas 80
Iowa 74
Nebraska 50
North Dakota 72

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

Majors Similar to Clinical Laboratory Science

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 2 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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