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2025 Best Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

28 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
1,000 Clinical Laboratory Sciences Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in laboratory sciences & medical technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #191 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for laboratory sciences & medical technology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,000 degrees in laboratory sciences & medical technology annually.

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Choosing a Great Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology School

Best Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region The clinical laboratory sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for laboratory sciences & medical technology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Bachelor's Degrees in Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Master's Degrees in Clinical Laboratory Sciences

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology in the Great Lakes Region

The schools below may not offer all types of clinical laboratory sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Clinical Laboratory Sciences

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Rush University
Chicago, IL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IL
11.1% Growth in Graduates

Rush University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in laboratory sciences & medical technology. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.

There were approximately 18 laboratory sciences & medical technology students who graduated with this degree at Rush University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
158 Clinical Laboratory Sciences Degrees Awarded

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in laboratory sciences & medical technology. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #137 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 158 laboratory sciences & medical technology students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH
81 Clinical Laboratory Sciences Degrees Awarded

Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great decision for students interested in a degree in laboratory sciences & medical technology. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.

There were about 81 laboratory sciences & medical technology students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.

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4
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in laboratory sciences & medical technology. IUPUI is a very large public university located in the large city of Indianapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #253 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means IUPUI is a great university overall.

There were approximately 16 laboratory sciences & medical technology students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent year we have data available.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
61 Clinical Laboratory Sciences Degrees Awarded

Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 61 laboratory sciences & medical technology students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
180 Clinical Laboratory Sciences Degrees Awarded

UWM is a very large public university located in the large city of Milwaukee. This university ranks 23rd out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were approximately 180 laboratory sciences & medical technology students who graduated with this degree at UWM in the most recent data year.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
18.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #65 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were roughly 16 laboratory sciences & medical technology students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In WI
21.7% Growth in Graduates

UW - La Crosse is a large public university located in the small city of La Crosse. A Best Colleges rank of #380 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - La Crosse is a great university overall.

There were roughly 23 laboratory sciences & medical technology students who graduated with this degree at UW - La Crosse in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MI

GVSU is a very large public university located in the fringe town of Allendale. A Best Colleges rank of #342 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GVSU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 24 laboratory sciences & medical technology students who graduated with this degree at GVSU in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MI
24.0% Growth in Graduates

Northern Michigan University is a moderately-sized public university located in the remote town of Marquette. This university ranks 35th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 25 laboratory sciences & medical technology students who graduated with this degree at Northern Michigan University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best laboratory sciences & medical technology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 339
Michigan 915 282
Illinois 870 90
Indiana 737 46
Wisconsin 672 203

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Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology is one of 12 different types of Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist 1,415
Laboratory Technician 343
Sterile Processing Technology/Technician 259
Other Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions 223
Histologic Technician 65
Renal/Dialysis Technologist/Technician 40
Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist 31
Blood Bank Technology Specialist 19
Histologic Technology/Histotechnologist 14
Cytogenetics/Genetics/Clinical Genetics Technology/Technologist 5

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