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Laboratory Sciences

Colleges offering this major Rankings Trends

What you'll do in college

Coursework is deeply rooted in biology and chemistry, with a specific focus on hematology, immunology, microbiology, and immunohematology (blood banking). You'll spend thousands of hours in the lab learning to analyze blood, tissue, and bodily fluids.

What you'll do after college

Graduates work as medical laboratory scientists (MLS) or clinical laboratory scientists (CLS) in hospitals and research facilities. They are the unseen heroes of healthcare; their diagnostic work directly informs the majority of medical decisions made by doctors.

Selectivity vs. earnings

By acceptance rate

$76,144
734
100–85%
$74,046
1,503
85–68%
$79,376
724
68–0%
Acceptance rate · bar = degree-weighted earnings

By SAT median

$74,313
578
400–1090
$74,371
1,146
1100–1270
$78,366
568
1270–1600
Combined SAT composite median (submitters + non-submitters) · bar = degree-weighted earnings

Earnings vs. selectivity rank

$68,323p10 $85,826p90 Female-only Liberal Arts Public University Religious University Private University Public University 1–15 Private University 1–30 Texas Woman's University · $80,649 Florida Southern College · $75,871 Nazareth University · $75,617 Manchester University · $75,889 York College of Pennsylvania · $79,410 Elmira College · $80,298 Eastern Mennonite University · $76,953 Edgewood College · $79,213 CUNY Hunter College · $87,703 University of South Florida · $78,079 University of Washington · $74,011 Morgan State University · $75,514 University of Central Florida · $74,114 Auburn University · $68,323 Salisbury University · $73,377 University of Tennessee, Knoxville · $79,647 Stony Brook University · $97,741 Ohio State University · $75,015 Northern Illinois University · $72,013 University of West Florida · $67,662 University of Connecticut · $80,861 Pennsylvania State University · $77,311 Tarleton State University · $74,616 CUNY York College · $109,802 Louisiana State University - Alexandria · $76,643 Illinois State University · $67,544 University of New Mexico · $76,051 Minnesota State University, Mankato · $82,340 Arkansas State University · $62,013 Texas Southern University · $66,188 University of Central Missouri · $74,605 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities · $82,371 Ball State University · $76,061 Eastern Michigan University · $71,381 Kean University · $66,337 Rutgers University - New Brunswick · $85,969 McNeese State University · $75,756 University of Alaska - Anchorage · $87,661 Texas State University · $69,003 University at Buffalo · $83,005 University of Louisiana at Monroe · $69,885 Eastern Illinois University · $78,407 Louisiana Tech University · $80,986 Auburn University at Montgomery · $67,087 Cleveland State University · $57,223 East Carolina University · $67,707 George Mason University · $75,822 Georgia Southern University · $72,843 Indiana University - South Bend · $76,711 Marshall University · $80,390 Missouri Southern State University · $77,708 Missouri State University - Springfield · $77,178 Northeastern State University · $76,495 Northwest Missouri State University · $67,350 Oakland University · $68,496 Oregon Institute of Technology · $79,018 Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi · $71,203 University of Central Arkansas · $73,973 University of Delaware · $74,861 University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth · $72,993 University of Texas Rio Grande Valley · $61,187 University of Texas at Arlington · $80,759 Virginia Commonwealth University · $71,672 Western Illinois University · $75,570 Wright State University · $95,382 Augusta University · $107,688 Farmingdale State College · $86,162 University of Vermont · $75,110 University of Wisconsin - La Crosse · $76,547 University of Rhode Island · $78,225 Bemidji State University · $78,947 University of Idaho · $78,772 University of Mississippi · $67,946 Purdue University Northwest · $76,412 SUNY Brockport · $78,203 Rowan University · $80,648 Winona State University · $82,567 Eastern Kentucky University · $72,498 Youngstown State University · $78,081 Saginaw Valley State University · $67,470 Southeast Missouri State University · $80,296 University of Illinois Springfield · $69,593 University of Toledo · $102,319 University of Central Oklahoma · $80,836 University of North Texas · $72,561 Winston-Salem State University · $70,882 Bowling Green State University · $74,349 Indiana University of Pennsylvania · $76,777 Kent State University at Kent · $76,959 University of Nevada, Las Vegas · $73,771 University of North Dakota · $78,547 University of Utah · $78,059 West Liberty University · $73,624 Michigan State University · $72,734 Wayne State University · $74,577 Indiana University - Indianapolis · $76,087 Cal State Dominguez Hills · $111,507 Ferris State University · $72,657 Indiana State University · $78,190 Rhode Island College · $77,021 Saint Cloud State University · $68,677 South Dakota State University · $89,075 University of Cincinnati · $78,988 University of Maine · $78,924 University of Massachusetts - Lowell · $70,713 University of South Dakota · $77,371 West Virginia University · $68,248 Western Kentucky University · $78,571 Wichita State University · $76,240 Northern Michigan University · $69,600 Michigan Technological University · $66,170 University of Hawaii at Manoa · $85,586 Minot State University · $79,116 Florida Gulf Coast University · $63,706 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee · $71,953 Radford University · $71,954 Northern Arizona University · $57,574 University of Kentucky · $71,252 University of Montana · $73,801 University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh · $77,764 University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point · $69,552 SUNY at Fredonia · $72,393 University of Wisconsin - Stout · $76,219 Old Dominion University · $68,843 North Dakota State University · $76,278 University of Southern Mississippi · $78,185 University of Kansas · $82,206 Grand Valley State University · $94,412 Pennsylvania Western University · $63,998 College of Staten Island CUNY · $85,826 Idaho State University · $69,942 Kansas State University · $74,237 University of Texas at El Paso · $63,911 University of Wyoming · $78,175 Austin Peay State University · $82,000 Missouri Western State University · $77,713 Washburn University · $80,480 Wayne State College · $75,795 Saint Louis University · $72,672 Baylor University · $75,089 Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University · $73,869 Charleston Southern University · $73,609 Andrews University · $75,096 Bellarmine University · $73,741 Harding University · $77,779 Washington Adventist University · $90,817 East Texas Baptist University · $78,608 La Sierra University · $81,149 Siena Heights University · $79,196 University of St Francis · $81,875 Brigham Young University · $46,794 Ohio Northern University · $80,361 Centenary University · $74,101 King's College · $89,319 Saint Peter's University · $82,498 Southern Adventist University · $82,055 Holy Family University · $92,917 Lebanon Valley College · $74,885 Marquette University · $80,649 University of Indianapolis · $79,274 St. Joseph's University - New York · $76,274 University of Mount Union · $82,452 Walsh University · $81,825 Canisius University · $75,826 Marywood University · $76,168 Bloomfield College · $83,020 Gannon University · $80,230 Neumann University · $81,195 St. John's University - New York · $79,569 Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion · $75,756 Thomas More University · $76,057 Oklahoma Christian University · $77,249 University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne · $77,527 Thomas University · $78,610 Howard University · $78,236 George Washington University · $76,255 Marist University · $81,973 Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences · $79,330 Bradley University · $81,242 Lincoln Memorial University · $68,809 Long Island University · $86,935 Mercy University · $99,424 University of New Haven · $77,317 Wilkes University · $76,598 University of Bridgeport · $84,379 Thomas Jefferson University · $81,172 Monmouth University · $74,118 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham · $84,027 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus · $82,297 Stevenson University · $80,974 Maryville University of Saint Louis · $78,596 Roosevelt University · $76,380 Heritage University · $79,911 National University · $65,169 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · $73,326 Purdue University · $81,702 North Carolina State University · $89,606 University of Texas at Austin · $90,492 Boston University · $105,168 Female-only: mean $80,649 Liberal Arts: mean $77,607 Public University: mean $76,321 Religious University: mean $78,271 Private University: mean $79,607 Public University 1–15: mean $83,782 Private University 1–30: mean $105,168 All colleges: p10 $68,323 All colleges: p90 $85,826
Each dot = a college · y = degree-weighted earnings

Majors in this category

Major Colleges Degrees ▼ Male/Female Intl Earnings Employment
Laboratory Sciences 245 3,065 22% / 78% 3% $77,037 96%
Clinical Laboratory Science 141 1,089 19% / 81% 3% $77,495 97%
Medical Laboratory Science 41 814 24% / 76% 2% $77,585 97%
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist 34 653 21% / 79% 3% $77,932 96%
Medical Laboratory Sciences 6 155 21% / 79% 5% $71,934 98%
Science Technologies/Technicians 9 147 35% / 65% 3% $72,700 97%
Clinical Laboratory Sciences 3 73 25% / 75% 0% $74,095 92%
Science Technologies 1 42 33% / 67% 10% $77,311 95%
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician 4 26 15% / 85% 8% $84,440 95%
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant 1 12 8% / 92% 0% $80,648
Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist 1 10 0% / 100% 0% $76,060 96%
Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions 1 9 22% / 78% 0% $68,323 100%
Histologic Technician 1 8 25% / 75% 0% $74,616 100%
Medical Laboratory Technology 2 7 14% / 86% 0% $78,466
Biomedical Technology/Technician 2 6 83% / 17% 0% $76,437
Histologic Technology 1 3 67% / 33% 0% $67,946
Histotechnology 1 3 0% / 100% 0% $76,235
Clinical Laboratory Technology 2 2 50% / 50% 0% $77,476
Cytotechnology 2 2 0% / 100% 0% $80,192 100%
Biological Sciences Technology 1 2 100% / 0% 0% $75,795
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 4 1 100% / 0% 0% $78,320
Histologic Technology/Histotechnologist 1 1 0% / 100% 0% $68,496 97%