2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 17,129 people earned their degree in clinical/medical laboratory science, making the major the 97th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, clinical/medical laboratory science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $38,047 and had an average of $17,559 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,255 clinical/medical laboratory science graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,493 and $18,325 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 clinical/medical laboratory science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in clinical/medical laboratory science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great clinical/medical laboratory science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the clinical/medical laboratory science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The clinical laboratory science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$18,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$71,486 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #1 spot on the list. UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s clinical laboratory science degrees to qualified students.

UND not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of North Dakota Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s clinical laboratory science students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at UMN Twin Cities

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science (With Aid)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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