When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in clinical/medical laboratory science sits in the middle of the road, ranking #152 out of 343 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 53 master's degrees in clinical/medical laboratory science during the 2022-2023 academic year.
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To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on clinical/medical laboratory science students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other clinical/medical laboratory science students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How easy is it for clinical/medical laboratory science to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized clinical/medical laboratory science related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their master's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Featured Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a good option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in clinical/medical laboratory science. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a very large student population.
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science master's degree recipients from Rutgers University - New Brunswick earn a boost of around $20,201 above the average earnings of clinical/medical laboratory science graduates.
It's hard to beat Rowan University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in clinical/medical laboratory science. Rowan is a large public university located in the suburb of Glassboro.
Students who graduate with their master's from the clinical laboratory science program state that they receive average early career earnings of $42,502.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
