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Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research

146 schools compared · Average earnings $39,621/yr

Schools Offering

146

Avg Grad Earnings

$39,621/yr

Avg TradeSchoolWorth Score

46/100

AI-Proof Rating

Resilient

71% of tasks AI-shielded

Best Schools for Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research

Top 146 schools ranked by TradeSchoolWorth Score. Click any row for full earnings projections and AI-proof analysis.

#	School	Score	Earnings	AI-Proof	ROI
1	Hillsborough Community College Tampa, FL	76 72–76	$61,237/yr	Resilient	207.5x
2	Phoenix College Phoenix, AZ	74 71–75	$59,829/yr	Resilient	150.7x
3	Miami Dade College Miami, FL	73 70–73	$59,566/yr	Resilient	103.9x
4	Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL	73 69–73	$58,346/yr	Resilient	100.4x
5	Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	72 70–69	$74,011/yr	Resilient	63.2x
6	Arapahoe Community College Littleton, CO	71 68–71	$63,746/yr	Resilient	73.0x
7	Georgia Piedmont Technical College Clarkston, GA	71 67–70	$54,140/yr	Resilient	83.9x
8	San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX	71 69–71	$49,631/yr	Resilient	118.2x
9	Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville, KY	71 68–71	$49,401/yr	Resilient	104.0x
10	Houston Community College Houston, TX	71 68–71	$48,172/yr	Resilient	117.1x
11	North Seattle College Seattle, WA	70 67–70	$49,101/yr	Resilient	96.1x
12	Austin Community College District Austin, TX	70 67–71	$48,737/yr	Resilient	114.2x
13	Springfield Technical Community College Springfield, MA	69 66–69	$66,182/yr	Resilient	58.9x
14	University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND	69 66–68	$65,073/yr	Resilient	58.4x
15	Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	69 66–68	$58,008/yr	Resilient	65.2x
16	Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati, OH	67 64–66	$59,337/yr	Resilient	60.7x
17	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	67 64–65	$58,316/yr	Resilient	58.2x
18	Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Fennimore, WI	67 64–67	$56,241/yr	Resilient	57.6x
19	Lakeland Community College Kirtland, OH	67 65–65	$53,080/yr	Resilient	61.8x
20	Rose State College Midwest City, OK	66 63–65	$55,099/yr	Resilient	53.7x
21	Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI	66 63–66	$54,717/yr	Resilient	56.2x
22	Tulsa Community College Tulsa, OK	66 63–65	$47,316/yr	Resilient	61.8x
23	Southeast Community College Area Lincoln, NE	66 63–66	$46,884/yr	Resilient	65.2x
24	Community College of Rhode Island Warwick, RI	65 62–65	$54,495/yr	Resilient	58.5x
25	Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH	65 62–65	$45,022/yr	Resilient	64.5x
26	Clover Park Technical College Lakewood, WA	64 61–63	$56,725/yr	Resilient	41.8x
27	Middlesex Community College Bedford, MA	64 61–63	$55,924/yr	Resilient	45.2x
28	Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh, PA	64 60–64	$48,229/yr	Resilient	61.6x
29	Clark State College Springfield, OH	64 61–63	$46,003/yr	Resilient	53.8x
30	Nashville State Community College Nashville, TN	64 61–64	$37,468/yr	Resilient	82.3x
31	Hagerstown Community College Hagerstown, MD	64 61–64	$37,076/yr	Resilient	84.8x
32	Weber State University Ogden, UT	63 59–65	$51,220/yr	Resilient	56.6x
33	Madisonville Community College Madisonville, KY	63 62–60	$50,702/yr	Resilient	43.4x
34	Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN	63 61–61	$49,712/yr	Resilient	49.1x
35	Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College Miami, OK	63 60–63	$48,934/yr	Resilient	48.5x
36	Columbia State Community College Columbia, TN	63 60–62	$48,168/yr	Resilient	48.1x
37	Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, WI	63 60–62	$47,505/yr	Resilient	55.4x
38	Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston, MS	63 60–63	$44,560/yr	Resilient	55.4x
39	Clover Park Technical College Lakewood, WA	63 61–62	$42,066/yr	Resilient	66.6x
40	Carolinas College of Health Sciences Charlotte, NC	62 59–61	$62,885/yr	Resilient	31.9x
41	Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg, PA	62 59–61	$55,875/yr	Resilient	36.9x
42	Albany State University Albany, GA	62 59–61	$50,815/yr	Resilient	41.8x
43	Saint Paul College Saint Paul, MN	62 60–59	$40,232/yr	Resilient	56.9x
44	SUNY Broome Community College Binghamton, NY	61 58–59	$53,886/yr	Resilient	36.8x
45	Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA	61 58–60	$47,585/yr	Resilient	41.9x
46	Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA	61 58–61	$37,354/yr	Resilient	64.4x
47	Saint Paul College Saint Paul, MN	60 57–59	$47,780/yr	Resilient	36.8x
48	Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI	60 57–60	$33,784/yr	Resilient	78.3x
49	Clark College Vancouver, WA	60 57–60	$33,570/yr	Resilient	71.5x
50	Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences Lancaster, PA	59 56–59	$68,940/yr	Resilient	20.6x
51	Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX	59 57–59	$51,327/yr	Resilient	36.3x
52	Lake Area Technical College Watertown, SD	59 56–58	$47,512/yr	Resilient	34.4x
53	Marion Technical College Marion, OH	59 56–58	$46,667/yr	Resilient	35.0x
54	George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Hanceville, AL	59 56–58	$42,590/yr	Resilient	45.6x
55	John C Calhoun State Community College Tanner, AL	59 56–58	$42,551/yr	Resilient	41.0x
56	Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield, MO	59 56–59	$39,980/yr	Resilient	46.8x
57	Linn-Benton Community College Albany, OR	59 56–59	$36,278/yr	Resilient	56.7x
58	Community College of Rhode Island Warwick, RI	59 57–58	$34,786/yr	Resilient	65.9x
59	Front Range Community College Westminster, CO	59 57–59	$33,294/yr	Resilient	73.8x
60	Miami Dade College Miami, FL	59 53–61	$25,923/yr	Resilient	189.8x
61	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock, TX	58 55–59	$57,632/yr	Resilient	—
62	Brookline College-Phoenix Phoenix, AZ	58 55–59	$57,179/yr	Resilient	—
63	Dutchess Community College Poughkeepsie, NY	58 55–58	$33,341/yr	Resilient	61.4x
64	Western Dakota Technical College Rapid City, SD	57 54–56	$46,378/yr	Resilient	28.0x
65	Virginia Western Community College Roanoke, VA	57 54–57	$31,772/yr	Resilient	59.4x
66	Medical Career Institute Ocean, NJ	56 53–57	$48,897/yr	Resilient	—
67	Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN	56 52–56	$46,592/yr	Resilient	—
68	Miller-Motte College-McCann-Allentown Allentown, PA	56 52–56	$46,592/yr	Resilient	—
69	Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway, SC	56 53–55	$28,964/yr	Resilient	63.8x
70	Contra Costa Medical Career College Antioch, CA	55 51–56	$44,990/yr	Resilient	—
71	Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh, PA	55 51–56	$28,701/yr	Resilient	72.7x
72	Northwest State Community College Archbold, OH	54 51–53	$27,702/yr	Resilient	66.5x
73	Atlanta Technical College Atlanta, GA	54 48–56	$21,444/yr	Resilient	133.2x
74	Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud, MN	53 49–53	$43,637/yr	Resilient	24.3x
75	Erwin Technical College Tampa, FL	53 50–54	$41,375/yr	Resilient	—
76	Glendale Career College Glendale, CA	53 49–53	$40,382/yr	Resilient	—
77	Premiere Career College Irwindale, CA	53 49–53	$39,459/yr	Resilient	—
78	City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College Chicago, IL	53 50–53	$26,947/yr	Resilient	60.5x
79	Harcum College Bryn Mawr, PA	52 49–52	$54,790/yr	Resilient	8.2x
80	Rasmussen University-North Dakota Fargo, ND	52 48–52	$43,637/yr	Resilient	20.7x
81	Rasmussen University-Wisconsin Green Bay, WI	52 49–53	$43,637/yr	Resilient	22.0x
82	H W Brewster Technical College Tampa, FL	52 48–52	$37,851/yr	Resilient	—
83	Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL	51 47–51	$47,884/yr	Resilient	11.6x
84	Rasmussen University-Florida Ocala, FL	51 47–51	$43,637/yr	Resilient	17.2x
85	Rasmussen University-Illinois Rockford, IL	51 48–52	$43,637/yr	Resilient	19.4x
86	Rasmussen University-Kansas Topeka, KS	51 47–51	$43,637/yr	Resilient	17.0x
87	MTI College Sacramento, CA	51 47–51	$36,215/yr	Resilient	—
88	Stautzenberger College-Maumee Maumee, OH	50 47–50	$44,021/yr	Resilient	12.2x
89	Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College Rockford, IL	50 47–50	$44,021/yr	Resilient	12.2x
90	All-State Career-Baltimore Baltimore, MD	50 46–50	$34,909/yr	Resilient	—
91	Fortis College Houston, TX	50 46–50	$34,909/yr	Resilient	—
92	Fortis Institute Houston, TX	50 46–50	$34,909/yr	Resilient	—
93	Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN	50 45–53	$23,166/yr	Resilient	79.2x
94	Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Valdosta, GA	50 46–51	$20,208/yr	Resilient	81.4x
95	Berkeley College-Woodland Park Woodland Park, NJ	49 46–49	$40,999/yr	Resilient	14.1x
96	Fortis Institute-Birmingham Birmingham, AL	49 46–48	$40,819/yr	Resilient	12.5x
97	Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM	49 46–50	$34,373/yr	Resilient	—
98	Pima Medical Institute-Aurora Aurora, CO	49 45–50	$33,825/yr	Resilient	—
99	Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix Phoenix, AZ	49 45–50	$33,825/yr	Resilient	—
100	Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES Liverpool, NY	49 45–50	$33,804/yr	Resilient	—
101	Midwestern Career College Chicago, IL	49 45–49	$33,466/yr	Resilient	—
102	Fortis College-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA	48 45–48	$40,819/yr	Resilient	11.2x
103	Fortis Institute-Nashville Nashville, TN	48 46–48	$40,819/yr	Resilient	11.9x
104	American National University-Pikeville Pikeville, KY	48 45–47	$31,462/yr	Resilient	26.4x
105	Piedmont Technical College Greenwood, SC	48 45–48	$23,661/yr	Resilient	48.6x
106	Pima Medical Institute-Tucson Tucson, AZ	47 44–48	$31,071/yr	Resilient	—
107	Pima Medical Institute-Denver Denver, CO	47 44–48	$31,071/yr	Resilient	—
108	Pima Medical Institute-Renton Renton, WA	47 44–48	$31,071/yr	Resilient	—
109	Pima Medical Institute-East Valley Mesa, AZ	47 44–48	$31,071/yr	Resilient	—
110	Pima Medical Institute-Houston Houston, TX	47 44–48	$31,071/yr	Resilient	—
111	Pima Medical Institute-El Paso El Paso, TX	47 44–48	$31,071/yr	Resilient	—
112	Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos San Marcos, CA	47 44–48	$31,071/yr	Resilient	—
113	Pima Medical Institute-San Antonio San Antonio, TX	47 44–48	$31,071/yr	Resilient	—
114	George Washington University Washington, DC	46 42–46	$40,630/yr	Resilient	3.8x
115	Fortis College-Orange Park Orange Park, FL	46 44–46	$31,984/yr	Resilient	22.5x
116	Southern University at Shreveport Shreveport, LA	45 39–48	$17,439/yr	Resilient	60.4x
117	Fortis College-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA	44 41–45	$29,714/yr	Resilient	22.8x
118	Institute of Medical Careers Pittsburgh, PA	44 41–45	$27,151/yr	Resilient	—
119	Atlantic Technical College Coconut Creek, FL	44 40–44	$26,464/yr	Resilient	—
120	Daytona State College Daytona Beach, FL	44 41–44	$14,958/yr	Resilient	47.2x
121	Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN	43 39–44	$25,821/yr	Resilient	—
122	Miller-Motte College-McCann-Allentown Allentown, PA	43 39–44	$25,821/yr	Resilient	—
123	Brookline College-Phoenix Phoenix, AZ	43 39–43	$25,699/yr	Resilient	—
124	Brookline College-Tempe Tempe, AZ	43 39–43	$25,699/yr	Resilient	—
125	Brookline College-Tucson Tucson, AZ	43 39–43	$25,699/yr	Resilient	—
126	Weatherford College Weatherford, TX	43 40–42	$17,977/yr	Resilient	38.4x
127	Dorsey College Madison Heights, MI	42 39–42	$31,951/yr	Resilient	7.8x
128	Dorsey College-Wayne Wayne, MI	42 39–42	$31,951/yr	Resilient	7.8x
129	Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology Delray Beach, FL	42 39–42	$27,358/yr	Resilient	17.4x
130	Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette Lafayette, LA	42 38–42	$23,699/yr	Resilient	—
131	Unitech Training Academy-West Monroe West Monroe, LA	42 38–42	$23,699/yr	Resilient	—
132	Unitech Training Academy-Houma Houma, LA	42 38–42	$23,699/yr	Resilient	—
133	Unitech Training Academy-Alexandria Alexandria, LA	42 38–42	$23,699/yr	Resilient	—
134	Unitech Training Academy-New Orleans New Orleans, LA	42 38–42	$23,699/yr	Resilient	—
135	Unitech Training Academy-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA	42 38–42	$23,699/yr	Resilient	—
136	South College Knoxville, TN	41 37–41	$30,446/yr	Resilient	7.5x
137	Southwest University at El Paso El Paso, TX	41 38–41	$30,423/yr	Resilient	9.3x
138	Orange Technical College-East Campus Winter Park, FL	41 37–41	$22,539/yr	Resilient	—
139	Florida National University-Main Campus Hialeah, FL	40 37–40	$26,579/yr	Resilient	15.5x
140	American National University Salem, VA	39 36–40	$21,951/yr	Resilient	26.1x
141	Blue Cliff College-Metairie Metairie, LA	39 35–39	$18,674/yr	Resilient	—
142	Blue Cliff College-Lafayette Lafayette, LA	39 35–39	$18,674/yr	Resilient	—
143	Blue Cliff College-Gulfport Gulfport, MS	39 35–39	$18,674/yr	Resilient	—
144	Bucks County Community College Newtown, PA	39 36–38	$14,968/yr	Resilient	28.8x
145	Infinity College Lafayette, LA	38 35–39	$17,516/yr	Resilient	—
146	Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology Altamonte Springs, FL	37 34–37	$22,584/yr	Resilient	13.7x

Highest Earning Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research Programs

Schools where Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research graduates earn the most in their first year after graduation.

School	1-Year Earnings	Score	AI-Proof
Community College of Philadelphia	$74,011/yr	72	Resilient
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences	$68,940/yr	59	Resilient
Springfield Technical Community College	$66,182/yr	69	Resilient
University of North Dakota	$65,073/yr	69	Resilient
Arapahoe Community College	$63,746/yr	71	Resilient
Carolinas College of Health Sciences	$62,885/yr	62	Resilient
Hillsborough Community College	$61,237/yr	76	Resilient
Phoenix College	$59,829/yr	74	Resilient
Miami Dade College	$59,566/yr	73	Resilient
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College	$59,337/yr	67	Resilient

Best ROI for Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research

Schools with the highest earnings-to-tuition ratio for Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research.

School	ROI Multiple	Earnings	Score
Hillsborough Community College	207.5x	$61,237/yr	76
Miami Dade College	189.8x	$25,923/yr	59
Phoenix College	150.7x	$59,829/yr	74
Atlanta Technical College	133.2x	$21,444/yr	54
San Jacinto Community College	118.2x	$49,631/yr	71
Houston Community College	117.1x	$48,172/yr	71
Austin Community College District	114.2x	$48,737/yr	70
Jefferson Community and Technical College	104.0x	$49,401/yr	71
Miami Dade College	103.9x	$59,566/yr	73
Florida State College at Jacksonville	100.4x	$58,346/yr	73

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research graduates earn?

Across 146 schools, Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research graduates earn an average of $39,621 per year in their first year after completing the program. Earnings range from $14,958 to $74,011 depending on the school.

How AI-proof is a career in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research?

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research is rated "Resilient" for AI resilience, with 71% of job tasks being hands-on work shielded from AI automation. This means most career tasks in this field remain hands-on work that AI cannot replicate.

Which school has the best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research program?

Based on the TradeSchoolWorth Score (combining earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and ROI), Hillsborough Community College ranks #1 for Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research with a score of 76/100 and graduate earnings of $61,237/yr.

Is Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research worth it?

On average, Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research graduates earn 53.2x their in-state tuition over 10 years. This is a strong return on investment.

About This Data

This page aggregates Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research trade programs across 146 schools using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI resilience research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The TradeSchoolWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each school's program page includes three scenarios (strong growth, base case, conservative) showing 10-year earnings projections.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2026.