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2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools

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Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science School for You

In 2021-2022, 18,884 people earned a degree or certificate in clinical/medical laboratory science, making the major the #13 most popular in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 942 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for clinical laboratory science majors pursuing a .

#1

South College

Knoxville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named South College the most popular school in the United States for clinical/medical laboratory science students. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, South College is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 942 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Contra Costa Medical Career College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Antioch, Contra Costa Medical Career College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Northwest Career College

Las Vegas, NV

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northwest Career College is a great place for clinical/medical laboratory science students. Located in the large city of Las Vegas, Northwest Career College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

The excellent programs at Ivy Tech Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical/medical laboratory science schools in the United States. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Out of the 942 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

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#6

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools list. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular clinical/medical laboratory science programs. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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Weber State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students. It came in at #8 on the list. WSU is a very large public school located in the city of Ogden.

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Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, Illinois came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools ranking. MTI - Springfield, Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

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Pima Medical Institute - Phoenix ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools list. PMI Phoenix is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

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#11

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

Miami Dade College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools list. MDC is a very large public school located in the large city of Miami.

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With a ranking of #12, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a very large student population.

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#13

Bates Technical College

Tacoma, WA

Bates Technical College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma, Bates Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Mountainland Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students. It came in at #14 on the list. Mountainland Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Lehi.

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#15

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Front Range Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools list. Located in the suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#16

Davis Technical College

Kaysville, UT

Davis Technical College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Kaysville, Davis Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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#17

Quest College

San Antonio, TX

Quest College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students. It came in at #17 on the list. Quest College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

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#18

Philadelphia Technician Training

Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia Technician Training came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools ranking. Philadelphia Technician Training Institute is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#18

Healthcare Career College

Paramount, CA

With a ranking of #18, Healthcare Career College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students. Located in the suburb of Paramount, Healthcare Career College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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California State University - Dominguez Hills landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular clinical/medical laboratory science programs. Located in the small city of Carson, CSUDH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#21

MTI College

Sacramento, CA

MTI College ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools list. Located in the suburb of Sacramento, MTI College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#21

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

With a ranking of #21, University of North Dakota did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Pima Medical Institute - Renton came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools ranking. PMI Renton is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Renton.

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Southwest University at El Paso landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular clinical/medical laboratory science programs. Southwest University at El Paso is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of El Paso.

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With a ranking of #25, Erwin Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students. Erwin Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Tampa.

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#27

George Washington University

Washington, DC
#27

Cuesta College

San Luis Obispo, CA
#29

SUNY Broome

Binghamton, NY
#30

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI
#36

Central Georgia Technical College

Warner Robins, GA
#47

Las Vegas College

Las Vegas, NV
#47

Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, KY

Remaining Award Winners

This section shows the rest of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 942 different United States clinical/medical laboratory science schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
47 Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH
53 Arkansas State University - Newport Newport, AR
53 Southern Crescent Technical College Griffin, GA
55 Community College of Rhode Island Warwick, RI
55 Clovis Community College Clovis, NM
57 Phoenix College Phoenix, AZ
58 Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI
59 Winston - Salem State University Winston-Salem, NC
59 National Park College Hot Springs, AR
61 Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh, PA
61 College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NV
63 Lansing Community College Lansing, MI
63 Saint Paul College Saint Paul, MN
65 Regional Center for Border Health Somerton, AZ
65 Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX
65 West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah, KY
68 Jefferson State Community College Birmingham, AL
68 Anoka Technical College Anoka, MN
68 Fortis College - Houston Houston, TX
68 Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN
72 Bridgerland Technical College Logan, UT
72 Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL
72 Southwestern Illinois College Belleville, IL
72 Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI
76 High Desert Medical College Lancaster, CA
76 National Career Education Citrus Heights, CA
78 Eastern Arizona College Thatcher, AZ
78 The University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, TX
78 Northcentral Technical College Wausau, WI
78 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA
82 Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA
82 Technical Education Center-Osceola Kissimmee, FL
84 Atlantic Technical College Coconut Creek, FL
84 Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville, KY
86 Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA
86 Weatherford College Weatherford, TX
88 Pima Medical Institute - Houston Houston, TX
88 American National University Salem, VA
90 Pima Medical Institute - San Antonio San Antonio, TX
90 Delgado Community College New Orleans, LA
90 Lively Technical College Tallahassee, FL
90 Dixie Technical College Saint George, UT
90 Tulsa Community College Tulsa, OK
95 Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI
95 Dutchess Community College Poughkeepsie, NY
95 Western Dakota Technical Institute Rapid City, SD
95 Dixie State University Saint George, UT
99 Idaho State University Pocatello, ID
99 Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette Lafayette, LA
99 University of Massachusetts - Lowell Lowell, MA
99 Hunter College New York, NY
99 Pima Medical Institute - Tucson Tucson, AZ
104 Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls, OR
104 Roosevelt University Chicago, IL
104 Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Fennimore, WI
104 Sheridan Technical College Hollywood, FL
104 Unitech Training Academy-Metairie New Orleans, LA
104 Lanier Technical College Gainesville, GA
104 Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Elizabethton Elizabethton, TN
104 Allied Health Careers Institute Murfreesboro, TN
112 Daytona State College Daytona Beach, FL
112 National Polytechnic College Lakewood, CA
112 Kankakee Community College Kankakee, IL
112 Glendale Career College Glendale, CA
112 Southwest Tennessee Community College Memphis, TN
112 Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills, IL
112 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
119 Washburn Institute of Technology Topeka, KS
119 Truckee Meadows Community College Reno, NV
119 Pima Medical Institute - San Marcos San Marcos, CA
119 Black River Technical College Pocahontas, AR
119 Portland Community College Portland, OR
119 University of Idaho Moscow, ID
119 Santa Fe College Gainesville, FL
126 Coastal Pines Technical College Waycross, GA
127 Elgin Community College Elgin, IL
127 Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA
127 Lakeland Community College Kirtland, OH
127 National University San Diego, CA
127 Edison State Community College Piqua, OH
127 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
127 Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway, SC
127 Lorenzo Walker Technical College Naples, FL
127 College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL
127 RGV Careers Pharr, TX
127 Clark College Vancouver, WA
127 Vista Adult School Vista, CA
139 Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA
139 Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Valdosta, GA
139 Renton Technical College Renton, WA
139 Bronx Community College Bronx, NY
139 De Anza College Cupertino, CA
139 Northeastern Technical College Cheraw, SC
139 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock, TX
139 Academy of Careers and Technology Beckley, WV

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science students that almost earned our Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
147 Southeast Arkansas College Pine Bluff, AR
147 Edmonds Community College Lynnwood, WA
147 Emily Griffith Technical College Denver, CO
147 Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY
147 Butler Tech - D Russel Lee Career Center Monroe, OH
152 Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL
152 University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY
152 Monroe 2 Orleans BOCES-Center for Workforce Development Rochester, NY
152 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
152 Indian River State College Fort Pierce, FL
152 Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills, MA
152 Pierpont Community and Technical College Fairmont, WV
152 Emerald Coast Technical College DeFuniak Springs, FL
152 West Georgia Technical College Waco, GA
152 Florida Panhandle Technical College Chipley, FL
152 Reynolds Community College Richmond, VA
152 Martinsburg College Martinsburg, WV
164 Lake Superior College Duluth, MN
164 Wayne State University Detroit, MI
164 The University of West Florida Pensacola, FL
164 Unitech Training Academy-Houma Houma, LA
164 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
164 Goodwin College East Hartford, CT
164 Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville, NC
164 William Rainey Harper College Palatine, IL
164 Brigham Young University - Provo Provo, UT
164 Community College of Aurora Aurora, CO
164 Yakima Valley College Yakima, WA
164 Marion Technical College Ocala, FL
164 Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI
177 Antilles School of Technical Careers San Juan, PR
177 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX
177 Casper College Casper, WY
177 Wallace State Community College, Hanceville Hanceville, AL
177 Apollo Career Center Lima, OH
177 Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, Missouri Springfield, MO
177 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH
177 Eastern Florida State College Melbourne, FL
177 Unitech Training Academy-West Monroe West Monroe, LA
177 Marshall University Huntington, WV
187 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT
187 Wichita State University Wichita, KS
187 Fortis College - Orange Park Orange Park, FL
187 Florida Gateway College Lake City, FL
187 Bucks County Community College Newtown, PA
187 Virginia Western Community College Roanoke, VA
187 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY
187 Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA
187 University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA
187 York College Jamaica, NY
187 Southern University at Shreveport Shreveport, LA

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, clinical/medical laboratory science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Clinical Laboratory Science Focus Areas

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

Majors Similar to Clinical Laboratory Science

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 26 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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