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2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in the Southwest Region

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is the 93rd most popular major in the country with 18,884 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , clinical/medical laboratory science graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $42,577 and had an average of $17,522 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,467 clinical/medical laboratory science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,025 and $13,975 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 450 clinical/medical laboratory science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,470 and $15,074 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 29 colleges that offer a degree in clinical/medical laboratory science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their clinical/medical laboratory science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree clinical laboratory science students.

Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science in the Southwest Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwest University at El Paso. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 49 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Southwest University at El Paso

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Miami, Oklahoma, and it awarded 12 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report

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Seminole State College
Seminole, Oklahoma

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seminole State College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Seminole State College is a small public school situated in Seminole, Oklahoma. It awarded 12 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Seminole State College Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in the Southwest Region. University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus is a small public school situated in Gallup, New Mexico. It awarded 11 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at UNM Gallup

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brookline College - Phoenix. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Brookline College - Phoenix is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Brookline College - Phoenix Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report

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Phoenix College
Phoenix, Arizona

With a ranking of #6, Phoenix College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Phoenix College is a medium-sized school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 38 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Phoenix College

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Panola College
Carthage, Texas

Panola College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Panola College is a small school located in Carthage, Texas that handed out 8 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Panola College

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Northeast Texas Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Northeast Texas Community College is a small public school situated in Mount Pleasant, Texas. It awarded 7 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full NTCC Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report

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Southwestern Oklahoma State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SWOSU is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 13 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at SWOSU

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Grayson College
Denison, Texas

Grayson College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Denison, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees to 16 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Grayson College Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report

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With a ranking of #11, Tyler Junior College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 15 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Tyler Junior College

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The University of Texas at Brownsville came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Brownsville is a medium-sized school located in Brownsville, Texas that handed out 9 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at The University of Texas at Brownsville

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Tulsa Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Tulsa Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 15 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Tulsa Community College

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Central Texas College
Killeen, Texas

With a ranking of #14, Central Texas College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Central Texas College is located in Killeen, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 14 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Central Texas College

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With a ranking of #15, McLennan Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in the Southwest Region list. MCC is a medium-sized school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 14 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full MCC Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report

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Central Arizona College
Coolidge, Arizona

With a ranking of #16, Central Arizona College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Coolidge, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Central Arizona College Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report

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Navarro College
Corsicana, Texas

Navarro College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Navarro College is a medium-sized school located in Corsicana, Texas that handed out 5 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2021-2022.

Read full report on Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Navarro College

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas

Tarleton State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Stephenville, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees to 25 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Tarleton State University Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report

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Rose State College
Midwest City, Oklahoma

Rose State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. This medium-sized school is located in Midwest City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 19 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full RSC Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report

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Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, Texas

Del Mar College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in the Southwest Region list. DMC is a medium-sized public school situated in Corpus Christi, Texas. It awarded 14 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2021-2022.

Full DMC Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report

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Amarillo College
Amarillo, Texas

Amarillo College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Amarillo, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified associates’s clinical laboratory science students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Amarillo College

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St Philip's College
San Antonio, Texas

With a ranking of #22, St Philip’s College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified associates’s clinical laboratory science students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at St Philip’s College

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With a ranking of #23, San Jacinto Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Pasadena, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees to 25 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at San Jacinto Community College

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Austin Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. Austin Community College District is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Austin Community College District

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Houston Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 18 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Houston Community College

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