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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

$76,415
752
100–90%
$77,440
1,554
89–68%
$79,627
756
68–0%
Acceptance rate · bar = degree-weighted earnings

By SAT median

$75,501
593
400–1080
$75,805
1,185
1080–1260
$82,923
594
1270–1600
Combined SAT composite median (submitters + non-submitters) · bar = degree-weighted earnings

Earnings by acceptance rate and institution category

$67,596p10 $86,484p90 STEM, Business & Military Liberal Arts Public University Religious University Private University 20–30% 10–20% Michigan Technological University · $73,234 Oregon Institute of Technology · $88,145 Florida Southern College · $74,353 Nazareth University · $70,511 Texas Woman's University · $71,760 Manchester University · $73,011 York College of Pennsylvania · $78,032 Keene State College · $71,004 Elmira College · $75,957 Edgewood College · $77,946 Eastern Mennonite University · $73,623 North Carolina State University · $89,602 University of South Florida · $67,008 University of Tennessee, Knoxville · $75,103 University of Washington · $71,872 University of Central Florida · $72,452 Purdue University · $79,977 Auburn University · $73,826 Stony Brook University · $110,644 Ohio State University · $78,153 Northern Illinois University · $78,072 Tarleton State University · $81,272 University of West Florida · $67,395 University of Connecticut · $78,026 Pennsylvania State University · $79,470 CUNY York College · $104,970 University of New Mexico · $75,009 Minnesota State University, Mankato · $79,870 Texas Southern University · $80,751 Louisiana State University - Alexandria · $72,791 University of Central Missouri · $68,860 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities · $83,103 Ball State University · $76,054 Eastern Michigan University · $79,610 Kean University · $70,430 Rutgers University - New Brunswick · $78,762 McNeese State University · $74,804 Georgia Southern University · $69,949 University of Louisiana at Monroe · $75,312 Eastern Illinois University · $74,864 University of Delaware · $80,930 Louisiana Tech University · $76,030 Wright State University · $95,381 Western Illinois University · $72,709 Wichita State University · $74,712 Augusta University · $107,684 Farmingdale State College · $98,326 University of Vermont · $81,982 Miami University - Ohio · $80,616 University of Wisconsin - La Crosse · $77,341 University of Rhode Island · $95,562 Bemidji State University · $75,706 University of Idaho · $37,288 Purdue University Northwest · $81,120 SUNY Brockport · $81,676 Rowan University · $72,600 Winona State University · $80,906 Eastern Kentucky University · $75,887 Youngstown State University · $82,722 Arkansas State University · $71,385 Saginaw Valley State University · $67,468 Southeast Missouri State University · $72,820 University of Illinois Springfield · $82,470 University of Toledo · $102,316 University at Buffalo · $96,537 University of Texas at Arlington · $79,664 University of Central Oklahoma · $74,541 University of North Texas · $79,466 Winston-Salem State University · $67,436 Bowling Green State University · $74,049 Indiana University of Pennsylvania · $73,078 Kent State University at Kent · $69,831 Morgan State University · $73,797 University of North Dakota · $92,879 University of Utah · $84,259 West Liberty University · $70,631 Ferris State University · $68,733 Michigan State University · $75,509 Wayne State University · $71,031 Indiana University - Indianapolis · $80,684 University of Nevada, Las Vegas · $74,178 Cal State Dominguez Hills · $100,407 Rhode Island College · $76,663 Saint Cloud State University · $83,083 South Dakota State University · $77,330 University of Maine · $72,344 University of Massachusetts - Lowell · $73,365 West Virginia University · $79,466 Northern Michigan University · $71,963 Northwest Missouri State University · $68,332 Illinois State University · $76,763 Indiana University - South Bend · $74,333 George Mason University · $85,933 Salisbury University · $72,991 University of Texas Rio Grande Valley · $66,197 University of Cincinnati · $83,632 University of Hawaii at Manoa · $67,645 Minot State University · $73,951 Cleveland State University · $62,804 University of Alaska - Anchorage · $83,941 Florida Gulf Coast University · $63,706 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee · $75,604 Radford University · $71,951 Oakland University · $72,651 Northern Arizona University · $60,365 University of Montana · $61,729 University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh · $72,773 University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point · $70,880 SUNY at Fredonia · $61,214 Southwest Minnesota State University · $75,113 University of Wisconsin - Stout · $66,435 Texas State University · $70,147 Old Dominion University · $78,934 Western Kentucky University · $73,193 Indiana State University · $75,164 Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi · $74,448 University of Central Arkansas · $72,833 North Dakota State University · $76,122 Auburn University at Montgomery · $71,406 East Carolina University · $67,705 University of Southern Mississippi · $76,925 Missouri State University - Springfield · $70,490 University of Kansas · $79,248 Virginia Commonwealth University · $79,727 Grand Valley State University · $94,410 University of Kentucky · $80,829 Pennsylvania Western University · $69,156 College of Staten Island CUNY · $93,670 Kansas State University · $76,011 University of Wyoming · $72,316 University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth · $78,974 Salem State University · $76,190 Austin Peay State University · $80,042 Marshall University · $83,659 Idaho State University · $75,702 University of Mississippi · $78,576 Missouri Southern State University · $69,325 University of South Dakota · $77,100 Northeastern State University · $88,752 Missouri Western State University · $67,053 University of Texas at El Paso · $68,106 Washburn University · $79,644 Wayne State College · $72,529 Weber State University · $82,751 Baylor University · $79,349 Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University · $79,235 Charleston Southern University · $71,010 Andrews University · $74,556 Harding University · $77,240 Washington Adventist University · $79,289 Campbellsville University · $69,533 East Texas Baptist University · $60,381 La Sierra University · $61,736 Brigham Young University · $64,906 Barry University · $82,317 University of St Francis · $75,064 Ohio Northern University · $79,637 Xavier University of Louisiana · $64,056 Centenary University · $77,127 Saint Peter's University · $77,298 Southern Adventist University · $75,863 Saint Louis University · $80,409 Holy Family University · $86,484 Lebanon Valley College · $77,787 Marquette University · $82,681 University of Indianapolis · $78,305 University of Mary · $80,291 St. Joseph's University - New York · $80,194 University of Mount Union · $76,188 Walsh University · $76,586 Canisius University · $71,184 Marywood University · $79,145 Gannon University · $73,639 Neumann University · $73,844 Houston Christian University · $74,512 St. John's University - New York · $86,576 Indiana Wesleyan University · $73,547 Bellarmine University · $80,255 Thomas More University · $78,229 Oklahoma Christian University · $74,289 University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne · $86,476 Calumet College of Saint Joseph · $65,195 Howard University · $60,913 George Washington University · $76,248 Thomas University · $81,788 Marist University · $92,890 Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences · $90,689 University of New Haven · $74,018 Lincoln Memorial University · $67,596 Bradley University · $77,882 Thomas Jefferson University · $81,234 University of Bridgeport · $77,055 Monmouth University · $76,798 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham · $80,004 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus · $80,161 Mercy University · $99,423 Long Island University · $83,333 Stevenson University · $75,937 University of New England · $75,143 Maryville University of Saint Louis · $84,038 Roosevelt University · $42,558 Wilkes University · $82,927 Heritage University · $64,481 National University · $73,882 University of Texas at Austin · $79,733 CUNY Hunter College · $95,744 Lyon College · $71,397 Boston University · $100,948 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · $82,403 STEM, Business & Military: mean $80,690 Liberal Arts: mean $74,022 Public University: mean $76,952 Religious University: mean $75,906 Private University: mean $77,227 20–30%: mean $82,291 10–20%: mean $91,676 All colleges: p10 $67,596 All colleges: p90 $86,484
Each dot = a college · y = degree-weighted earnings

Majors in this category

Major Colleges Degrees ▼ Male/Female Intl Earnings Employment
Laboratory Sciences 241 3,062 22% / 78% 3% $76,954 97%
Medical Laboratory Science 60 1,177 22% / 78% 2% $76,505 97%
Clinical Laboratory Science 144 1,138 19% / 81% 3% $76,296 97%
Medical Laboratory Sciences 9 226 21% / 79% 5% $76,355 97%
Science Technologies/Technicians 9 147 35% / 65% 3% $72,608 97%
Clinical Laboratory Sciences 6 126 24% / 76% 1% $81,483 94%
Clinical Science 1 64 28% / 72% 2% $100,407 98%
Science Technologies 1 42 33% / 67% 10% $79,470 100%
Applied Biomedical Sciences 1 32 22% / 78% 0% $73,365 97%
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician 4 26 15% / 85% 8% $82,430 96%
Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics 1 14 21% / 79% 7% $79,466 100%
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant 1 12 8% / 92% 0% $72,600
Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist 1 10 0% / 100% 0% $80,712 100%
Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions 1 9 22% / 78% 0% $73,826 95%
Histologic Technician 1 8 25% / 75% 0% $81,272 100%
Medical Laboratory Technology 2 7 14% / 86% 0% $70,572
Biomedical Technology/Technician 2 6 83% / 17% 0% $82,164
Medical Technology 1 6 33% / 67% 0% $67,645
Histologic Technology 1 3 67% / 33% 0% $78,576 100%
Histotechnology 1 3 0% / 100% 0% $42,558
Cytotechnology 2 2 0% / 100% 0% $79,590 100%
Biological Sciences Technology 1 2 100% / 0% 0% $72,529
Clinical Laboratory Technology 1 1 100% / 0% 0% $73,547
Histologic Technology/Histotechnologist 1 1 0% / 100% 0% $72,651 94%
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 3 0 $63,582
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions 1 0 $90,167