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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

$76,598
669
100–85%
$71,385
1,576
85–68%
$77,619
728
68–0%
Acceptance rate · bar = degree-weighted earnings

By SAT median

$69,006
531
400–1090
$73,352
1,046
1090–1260
$78,647
545
1270–1600
Combined SAT composite median (submitters + non-submitters) · bar = degree-weighted earnings

Earnings vs. selectivity rank

$63,034p10 $84,530p90 Work College Female-only Liberal Arts Public University Religious University Private University Public University 1–25 Private University 21–40 Blackburn College · $63,184 Texas Woman's University · $71,556 Ursuline College · $70,202 Florida Southern College · $69,642 Nazareth University · $73,826 Dordt University · $64,661 Augustana University · $67,295 Manchester University · $66,634 York College of Pennsylvania · $77,205 Mary Baldwin University · $67,482 Elmira College · $76,515 Eastern Mennonite University · $76,326 Edgewood College · $73,902 Hartwick College · $77,967 CUNY Hunter College · $95,931 University of South Florida · $68,702 University of Washington · $81,461 Morgan State University · $76,166 Salisbury University · $73,236 Stony Brook University · $106,814 University of Minnesota - Crookston · $70,459 Northern Illinois University · $69,250 University of West Florida · $68,243 University of Connecticut · $76,897 Pennsylvania State University · $74,401 Tarleton State University · $72,621 CUNY York College · $119,867 Louisiana State University - Alexandria · $63,034 Illinois State University · $65,434 University of New Mexico · $70,555 Minnesota State University, Mankato · $72,619 Arkansas State University · $53,603 Texas Southern University · $64,846 Wayne State University · $73,379 University of Central Missouri · $65,161 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities · $82,984 Austin Peay State University · $75,418 Eastern Michigan University · $70,372 Kean University · $71,047 McNeese State University · $60,346 University of Alaska - Anchorage · $90,913 Texas State University · $67,561 University at Buffalo · $84,530 University of Louisiana at Monroe · $62,122 Northern Michigan University · $67,026 Auburn University at Montgomery · $62,324 Cleveland State University · $53,937 East Carolina University · $63,109 Eastern Illinois University · $68,075 George Mason University · $80,156 Georgia Southern University · $70,709 Indiana University - South Bend · $67,024 Marshall University · $74,433 Missouri Southern State University · $62,095 Missouri State University - Springfield · $63,308 Northwest Missouri State University · $59,770 Oakland University · $67,395 Oregon Institute of Technology · $82,953 Radford University · $70,369 Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi · $66,416 University of Delaware · $75,443 University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth · $76,305 University of Texas Rio Grande Valley · $56,240 University of Texas at Arlington · $80,241 Virginia Commonwealth University · $71,425 Western Illinois University · $66,159 Wright State University · $89,031 Augusta University · $103,057 Farmingdale State College · $94,447 University of Vermont · $74,340 University of Wisconsin - La Crosse · $72,142 Bemidji State University · $68,626 Michigan Technological University · $63,723 Old Dominion University · $68,645 University of Idaho · $67,973 University of Mississippi · $59,113 Purdue University Northwest · $75,671 SUNY Brockport · $71,867 University of Rhode Island · $80,596 Winona State University · $79,354 Eastern Kentucky University · $66,658 Northern Arizona University · $58,141 Saginaw Valley State University · $64,509 Youngstown State University · $65,794 Southeast Missouri State University · $69,331 University of Illinois Springfield · $67,947 Grand Valley State University · $91,405 University of Toledo · $96,026 University of Central Oklahoma · $64,996 University of North Texas · $66,683 Bowling Green State University · $69,623 East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania · $64,926 Indiana University of Pennsylvania · $68,090 Kent State University at Kent · $67,147 University of Nevada, Las Vegas · $69,952 University of North Dakota · $68,989 University of Utah · $77,409 West Liberty University · $62,039 Michigan State University · $70,284 Indiana University - Indianapolis · $73,060 Rowan University · $78,917 Arkansas Tech University · $60,212 Cal State Dominguez Hills · $126,318 Ferris State University · $69,970 Indiana State University · $65,290 Northern State University · $62,021 Rhode Island College · $72,504 Saint Cloud State University · $67,441 South Dakota State University · $81,806 University of Cincinnati · $75,664 University of Maine · $70,872 University of Massachusetts - Lowell · $75,806 University of South Dakota · $65,518 West Virginia University · $65,654 Western Kentucky University · $67,477 Wichita State University · $68,214 Minot State University · $68,859 University of Hawaii at Manoa · $79,603 University of Kansas · $77,022 Florida Gulf Coast University · $65,728 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee · $68,982 University of Kentucky · $65,512 University of Montana · $59,822 University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh · $70,231 University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point · $65,426 SUNY at Fredonia · $62,533 University of Wisconsin - Stout · $73,203 North Dakota State University · $68,601 University of Southern Mississippi · $61,056 Pennsylvania Western University · $62,810 College of Staten Island CUNY · $93,443 Idaho State University · $68,800 Kansas State University · $64,746 University of Texas at El Paso · $60,471 University of Wyoming · $70,818 Lake Superior State University · $68,526 Missouri Western State University · $62,220 Washburn University · $66,493 Wayne State College · $58,266 Weber State University · $81,810 Brigham Young University · $46,135 Saint Louis University · $68,231 Baylor University · $71,076 Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University · $72,386 Charleston Southern University · $63,929 Southwestern Adventist University · $77,131 Andrews University · $74,840 Bellarmine University · $71,580 Washington Adventist University · $87,538 East Texas Baptist University · $67,568 University of Evansville · $72,541 La Sierra University · $66,104 Rockhurst University · $70,722 Siena Heights University · $73,861 Ohio Northern University · $70,332 Centenary University · $69,086 King's College · $83,364 Salve Regina University · $81,067 Southern Adventist University · $77,474 Holy Family University · $90,343 University of Sioux Falls · $65,815 Lebanon Valley College · $73,362 Marquette University · $76,229 St. Joseph's University - New York · $77,599 University of Mount Union · $72,967 Walsh University · $71,817 Canisius University · $68,086 Mount Mercy University · $66,122 Marywood University · $73,249 Gannon University · $71,314 Neumann University · $81,324 University of Findlay · $72,894 St. John's University - New York · $83,254 Gwynedd Mercy University · $80,256 Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion · $68,174 Thomas More University · $75,071 University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne · $76,029 Thomas University · $74,099 Howard University · $82,531 Marist University · $88,213 Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences · $79,055 Bradley University · $73,320 Lincoln Memorial University · $63,844 Long Island University · $91,291 Mercy University · $108,309 University of New Haven · $72,828 University of Bridgeport · $84,053 Thomas Jefferson University · $81,734 Monmouth University · $76,921 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus · $82,456 Stevenson University · $79,061 Maryville University of Saint Louis · $70,912 Roosevelt University · $67,303 Heritage University · $68,460 National University · $73,278 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · $71,434 Purdue University · $73,589 University of Texas at Austin · $89,118 Rutgers University - New Brunswick · $91,204 Auburn University · $63,083 University of Tennessee, Knoxville · $69,112 University of Central Florida · $76,122 Ohio State University · $71,648 North Carolina State University · $88,029 Boston University · $112,607 George Washington University · $80,679 Work College: mean $63,184 Female-only: mean $70,879 Liberal Arts: mean $71,950 Public University: mean $71,771 Religious University: mean $73,213 Private University: mean $78,759 Public University 1–25: mean $77,038 Private University 21–40: mean $96,643 All colleges: p10 $63,034 All colleges: p90 $84,530
Each dot = a college · y = degree-weighted earnings

Majors in this category

Major Colleges Degrees ▼ Male/Female Intl Earnings Employment
Laboratory Sciences 233 2,973 26% / 74% 3% $73,149 96%
Medical Laboratory Science 41 909 25% / 75% 3% $72,797 97%
Clinical Laboratory Science 129 884 24% / 76% 4% $71,884 97%
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist 34 647 27% / 73% 2% $75,162 96%
Medical Laboratory Sciences 6 146 21% / 79% 3% $68,134 98%
Science Technologies/Technicians 6 144 35% / 65% 4% $71,863 97%
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician 4 87 26% / 74% 0% $82,225 95%
Clinical Laboratory Sciences 3 65 37% / 63% 2% $76,951 92%
Science Technologies 1 27 37% / 63% 11% $74,401 95%
Biomedical Technology/Technician 1 14 86% / 14% 0% $73,964
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant 1 13 0% / 100% 0% $78,917
Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist 1 7 14% / 86% 0% $72,157 96%
Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions 1 7 14% / 86% 14% $63,083 100%
Medical Laboratory Technology 2 5 20% / 80% 0% $70,482
Histologic Technician 1 5 0% / 100% 0% $72,621 100%
Cytotechnology 2 4 0% / 100% 0% $77,818 100%
Histotechnology 1 3 0% / 100% 0% $67,385
Clinical Laboratory Technology 2 2 0% / 100% 0% $71,018
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions 1 2 50% / 50% 0% $80,256
Biological Sciences Technology 1 1 0% / 100% 0% $58,266
Histologic Technology/Histotechnologist 1 1 0% / 100% 0% $67,395 97%