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Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas

2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$7,363 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,667 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is one of the most popular subjects to study in Arkansas. With 433 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Arkansas to see which undergraduate 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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas

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

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

Our analysis found Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas to be the best value school for clinical/medical laboratory science students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Arkansas. Located in the rural area of Helena, Phillips County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Phillips County Community College are $3,500 a year.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas Report

#2

National Park College

Hot Springs, AR

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at National Park College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical/medical laboratory science schools in Arkansas. Located in the suburb of Hot Springs, National Park College is a public college with a small student population.

National Park College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,650 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, clinical laboratory science graduates from National Park College take out $12,830 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

National Park College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Arkansas list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Baptist Health College - Little Rock. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, BHCLR is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BHCLR are $12,938 per year.

Read full report on Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Baptist Health College - Little Rock

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
South Carolina 172
Georgia 464
North Carolina 470
Florida 1,238
West Virginia 201
Louisiana 572
Virginia 344
Tennessee 1,027
Alabama 155
Kentucky 403
Mississippi 119

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 3 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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