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Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island

2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$19,495 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,414 Avg Salary

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

With 94 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, clinical/medical laboratory science is the #11 most popular major in Rhode Island.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Rhode Island 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Rhode Island

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

Best Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

Our 2023 rankings named Community College of Rhode Island the best value school in Rhode Island for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their associate degree. CCRI is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Warwick.

CCRI undergraduate students pay an average of $5,090 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, clinical laboratory science majors at CCRI accumulate an average of around $12,764 in student debt.

CCRI did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in Rhode Island list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New England Institute of Technology is a great value for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

New England Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $33,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

New England Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in Rhode Island list.

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Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 228
Maine 20
Connecticut 98
New Hampshire 14
Vermont 19

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Clinical Laboratory Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist 8,296
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology 3,966
Laboratory Technician 3,429
Sterile Processing Technology/Technician 1,193
Other Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions 822
Blood Bank Technology Specialist 319
Histologic Technician 245
Renal/Dialysis Technologist/Technician 184
Histologic Technology/Histotechnologist 147
Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist 101
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technology/Technician 72
Hematology Technology 66
Cytogenetics/Genetics/Clinical Genetics Technology/Technologist 44

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health Professions 83,905
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Health Sciences & Services 36,762

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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