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Clinical Research Schools in Kentucky

Kentucky contains fifteen schools that offer clinical research programs. Western Kentucky University, the highest-ranking clinical research school in KY, has a total student population of 20,712 and is the 1859th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 15 clinical research schools in Kentucky, only 4 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Bellarmine University comes out as the most expensive ($22,020/yr), with Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College as the lowest recorded at only $5,275/yr.

Clinical Research students from Kentucky 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 Kentucky alone, there are 2,950 employed medical records and health information technicians earning an average yearly salary of $31,440. Medical and clinical laboratory technicians in this state earn $35,340/yr and there are 1,690 employed.

Also, within the clinical research schools in Kentucky, the average student population is 2,555 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from clinical research, there are 2859 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,477 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,117, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Kentucky Interesting Facts

The town of Murray is home to the Boy Scouts of America Scouting Museum located on the campus of Murray State University.
The Kentucky Derby is the oldest continuously held horse race in the country. It is held at Churchill Downs in Louisville on the first Saturday in May.
The Bluegrass Country around Lexington is home to some of the world's finest racehorses.
Kentucky was a popular hunting ground for the Shawnee and Cherokee Indian nations prior to being settled by white settlers.
In 1774 Harrodstown (now Harrodsburg) was established as the first permanent settlement in the Kentucky region. It was named after James Harrod who led a team of area surveyors.

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