Indiana contains sixteen schools that offer clinical research programs. Purdue University-Main Campus, the highest-ranking clinical research school in IN, has a total student population of 41,052 and is the 81st highest ranked school in America.
Of the 16 clinical research schools in Indiana, only 6 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Indiana Wesleyan University comes out as the most expensive ($20,355/yr), with Purdue University-Calumet Campus as the lowest recorded at only $7,893/yr.
Clinical Research students from Indiana schools who go on to become clinical researchers, clinical laboratory researchers, institutional research directors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 152,420 people working as medical and clinical laboratory technicians alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $37,860. Also, Medical records and health information technicians make on average $33,880 per year and there are about 170,580 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Indiana alone, there are 4,330 employed medical records and health information technicians earning an average yearly salary of $30,990. Medical and clinical laboratory technicians in this state earn $38,990/yr and there are 3,790 employed.
Also, within the clinical research schools in Indiana, the average student population is 3,200 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from clinical research, there are 4523 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,471 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,867, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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