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2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$30,212 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,242 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

#1

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Our analysis found Marquette University to be the best value school for clinical/medical laboratory science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Marquette graduate students pay an average of $21,960 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Rush University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rush University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rush University are $37,253 a year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical/medical laboratory science schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.

UW - Madison not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a great value for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their graduate certificate. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IUPUI are $26,529 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Medical College of Wisconsin. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Milwaukee, Medical College of Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Medical College of Wisconsin are $30,150 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286 per year.

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#7

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a very large student population.

Wayne State graduate students pay an average of $38,667 in tuition and fees each year.

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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 7 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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