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Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

8 Colleges
$41,414 Avg Salary
$18,555 Avg Student Debt

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

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is the #13 most popular major in the country with 18,884 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Weber State University to be the most popular school for clinical/medical laboratory science students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ogden.

Women make up 84% of the clinical laboratory science majors at the school.

On average, clinical laboratory science graduates from WSU take out $17,317 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#2

Casper College

Casper, WY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Casper College is a great place for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Casper, Casper College is a public college with a small student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in clinical laboratory science at the school are women while 29% are male.

The average amount in student loans that clinical laboratory science majors at Casper College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $10,608.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Pima Medical Institute - Colorado Springs helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical/medical laboratory science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, PMI Colorado Springs is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in clinical laboratory science at PMI Colorado Springs, 24% are male and 76% are female.

The average amount in student loans that clinical laboratory science majors at PMI Colorado Springs take out while working on their Associate Degree is $19,550.

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#4

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

The in-demand associate degree programs at Colorado Mesa University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical/medical laboratory science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the small city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in clinical laboratory science at Colorado Mesa, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Utah State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical/medical laboratory science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Flathead Valley Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Flathead Valley Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Kalispell.

About 75% of the students majoring in clinical laboratory science at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#7

Otero Junior College

La Junta, CO

With a ranking of #7, Otero Junior College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their associate degree. Otero JC is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of La Junta.

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#8

Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, CO

Arapahoe Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the suburb of Littleton, Arapahoe Community College is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in clinical laboratory science at Arapahoe Community College, 5% are male and 95% are female.

On average, clinical laboratory science graduates from Arapahoe Community College take out $10,854 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical/medical laboratory science colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 310
Utah 607
Idaho 75
Montana 12
Wyoming 39

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

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 8 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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