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Best Schools for Medical Laboratory Science in 2026

99 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Medical Laboratory Science, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Medical Laboratory Science graduate earns $65,728/yr across 99 schools.

Programs Ranked

Avg Earnings

$65,728/yr

Avg DW Score

71/100

AI Risk

Moderate

29% task exposure

All Medical Laboratory Science Programs Ranked

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

#	Program	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	Medical Laboratory Science College of Staten Island CUNY · Staten Island, NY	81 77–81	$86,226/yr	Moderate	30.2x
2	Medical Laboratory Science CUNY Hunter College · New York, NY	81 77–81	$86,173/yr	Moderate	31.5x
3	Medical Laboratory Science CUNY York College · Jamaica, NY	81 78–82	$105,425/yr	Moderate	34.8x
4	Medical Laboratory Science Farmingdale State College · Farmingdale, NY	81 77–81	$95,766/yr	Moderate	26.5x
5	Medical Laboratory Science University of Alaska Anchorage · Anchorage, AK	80 77–80	$81,203/yr	Moderate	25.8x
6	Medical Laboratory Science Stony Brook University · Stony Brook, NY	80 77–80	$92,286/yr	Moderate	24.3x
7	Medical Laboratory Science Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science · Rochester, MN	79 75–79	$70,333/yr	Moderate	54.6x
8	Medical Laboratory Science Weber State University · Ogden, UT	78 74–78	$67,576/yr	Moderate	31.0x
9	Medical Laboratory Science University of West Florida · Pensacola, FL	77 74–77	$65,673/yr	Moderate	25.8x
10	Medical Laboratory Science Georgia Southern University · Statesboro, GA	77 73–77	$62,447/yr	Moderate	28.9x
11	Medical Laboratory Science South Dakota State University · Brookings, SD	77 74–76	$69,255/yr	Moderate	21.0x
12	Medical Laboratory Science Austin Peay State University · Clarksville, TN	77 74–76	$70,028/yr	Moderate	20.7x
13	Medical Laboratory Science Tarleton State University · Stephenville, TX	78 74–76	$69,675/yr	Moderate	22.0x
14	Medical Laboratory Science Augusta University · Augusta, GA	78 75–77	$71,074/yr	Moderate	20.9x
15	Medical Laboratory Science University of Central Florida · Orlando, FL	76 73–76	$62,453/yr	Moderate	23.5x
16	Medical Laboratory Science University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY	76 74–75	$70,264/yr	Moderate	18.6x
17	Medical Laboratory Science Idaho State University · Pocatello, ID	75 72–74	$62,085/yr	Moderate	19.6x
18	Medical Laboratory Science Saint Cloud State University · Saint Cloud, MN	78 75–76	$74,147/yr	Moderate	15.7x
19	Medical Laboratory Science East Carolina University · Greenville, NC	75 72–74	$60,441/yr	Moderate	20.4x
20	Medical Laboratory Science Winston-Salem State University · Winston-Salem, NC	76 73–75	$60,442/yr	Moderate	21.4x
21	Medical Laboratory Science Northeastern State University · Tahlequah, OK	76 73–75	$62,912/yr	Moderate	19.9x
22	Medical Laboratory Science University of Wisconsin-La Crosse · La Crosse, WI	76 74–74	$68,564/yr	Moderate	17.7x
23	Medical Laboratory Science Florida Gulf Coast University · Fort Myers, FL	76 72–75	$58,048/yr	Moderate	22.7x
24	Medical Laboratory Science Indiana University-Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN	76 74–73	$70,833/yr	Moderate	16.3x
25	Medical Laboratory Science Winona State University · Winona, MN	75 72–74	$65,883/yr	Moderate	17.9x
26	Medical Laboratory Science Oregon Institute of Technology · Klamath Falls, OR	76 74–73	$73,903/yr	Moderate	15.3x
27	Medical Laboratory Science University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT	76 74–75	$67,965/yr	Moderate	17.2x
28	Medical Laboratory Science Wichita State University · Wichita, KS	74 72–72	$60,287/yr	Moderate	17.3x
29	Medical Laboratory Science University of Louisiana at Monroe · Monroe, LA	76 73–74	$64,772/yr	Moderate	16.6x
30	Medical Laboratory Science Salisbury University · Salisbury, MD	75 73–73	$67,679/yr	Moderate	14.9x
31	Medical Laboratory Science Rutgers University-Newark · Newark, NJ	75 73–72	$80,060/yr	Moderate	12.7x
32	Medical Laboratory Science University of North Dakota · Grand Forks, ND	75 73–71	$68,029/yr	Moderate	14.7x
33	Medical Laboratory Science University of Washington-Seattle Campus · Seattle, WA	75 73–72	$70,225/yr	Moderate	15.1x
34	Medical Laboratory Science West Virginia University · Morgantown, WV	74 72–72	$63,522/yr	Moderate	16.0x
35	Medical Laboratory Science University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI	74 72–72	$62,966/yr	Moderate	16.2x
36	Medical Laboratory Science University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point · Stevens Point, WI	74 72–72	$59,690/yr	Moderate	17.5x
37	Medical Laboratory Science Auburn University at Montgomery · Montgomery, AL	74 72–72	$61,612/yr	Moderate	15.3x
38	Medical Laboratory Science Arkansas State University · Jonesboro, AR	74 71–73	$56,697/yr	Moderate	16.3x
39	Medical Laboratory Science California State University-Dominguez Hills · Carson, CA	71 66–72	$44,374/yr	Moderate	43.7x
40	Medical Laboratory Science Rutgers University-Camden · Camden, NJ	74 73–71	$80,060/yr	Moderate	12.4x
41	Medical Laboratory Science Rutgers University-New Brunswick · New Brunswick, NJ	74 73–71	$80,060/yr	Moderate	12.2x
42	Medical Laboratory Science University of New Mexico-Main Campus · Albuquerque, NM	74 71–72	$57,178/yr	Moderate	16.6x
43	Medical Laboratory Science University of Cincinnati-Main Campus · Cincinnati, OH	74 73–70	$72,390/yr	Moderate	12.9x
44	Medical Laboratory Science Texas State University · San Marcos, TX	75 72–72	$67,589/yr	Moderate	13.8x
45	Medical Laboratory Science Marshall University · Huntington, WV	75 72–73	$60,610/yr	Moderate	15.9x
46	Medical Laboratory Science Thomas University · Thomasville, GA	72 70–70	$59,675/yr	Moderate	14.9x
47	Medical Laboratory Science Northern Illinois University · Dekalb, IL	75 73–72	$70,654/yr	Moderate	12.6x
48	Medical Laboratory Science Eastern Kentucky University · Richmond, KY	72 70–70	$55,917/yr	Moderate	15.5x
49	Medical Laboratory Science Mercy University · Dobbs Ferry, NY	75 74–72	$101,516/yr	Moderate	10.5x
50	Medical Laboratory Science North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	72 70–70	$58,799/yr	Moderate	14.8x
51	Medical Laboratory Science Texas Southern University · Houston, TX	72 70–70	$54,327/yr	Moderate	16.7x
52	Medical Laboratory Science Brigham Young University · Provo, UT	74 71–73	$54,333/yr	Moderate	16.8x
53	Medical Laboratory Science University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth · North Dartmouth, MA	73 72–69	$74,097/yr	Moderate	11.5x
54	Medical Laboratory Science Saginaw Valley State University · University Center, MI	74 72–71	$66,597/yr	Moderate	12.6x
55	Medical Laboratory Science Wayne State University · Detroit, MI	73 72–69	$70,611/yr	Moderate	11.8x
56	Medical Laboratory Science University of Mississippi · University, MS	72 70–69	$54,947/yr	Moderate	14.7x
57	Medical Laboratory Science University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC	73 71–71	$56,721/yr	Moderate	14.8x
58	Medical Laboratory Science Ohio State University-Main Campus · Columbus, OH	72 71–69	$64,267/yr	Moderate	12.9x
59	Medical Laboratory Science University of Toledo · Toledo, OH	73 72–70	$66,225/yr	Moderate	12.4x
60	Medical Laboratory Science The University of Texas at El Paso · El Paso, TX	71 69–69	$54,659/yr	Moderate	14.5x
61	Medical Laboratory Science University of Delaware · Newark, DE	72 72–68	$73,722/yr	Moderate	10.7x
62	Medical Laboratory Science Ferris State University · Big Rapids, MI	71 71–68	$65,935/yr	Moderate	11.8x
63	Medical Laboratory Science Wright State University-Main Campus · Dayton, OH	73 71–70	$61,401/yr	Moderate	12.7x
64	Medical Laboratory Science The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley · Edinburg, TX	72 70–70	$56,421/yr	Moderate	13.3x
65	Medical Laboratory Science The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX	72 71–69	$61,461/yr	Moderate	12.2x
66	Medical Laboratory Science Old Dominion University · Norfolk, VA	71 70–68	$60,601/yr	Moderate	13.0x
67	Medical Laboratory Science Radford University · Radford, VA	72 71–69	$63,606/yr	Moderate	11.9x
68	Medical Laboratory Science National University · San Diego, CA	69 67–67	$55,562/yr	Moderate	12.8x
69	Medical Laboratory Science University of Massachusetts-Lowell · Lowell, MA	70 70–67	$69,216/yr	Moderate	10.4x
70	Medical Laboratory Science University of Minnesota-Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN	72 71–69	$73,403/yr	Moderate	10.1x
71	Medical Laboratory Science Bowling Green State University-Main Campus · Bowling Green, OH	70 69–67	$62,869/yr	Moderate	11.4x
72	Medical Laboratory Science University of Rhode Island · Kingston, RI	70 69–67	$66,445/yr	Moderate	11.3x
73	Medical Laboratory Science University of Kentucky · Lexington, KY	69 69–66	$59,282/yr	Moderate	11.4x
74	Medical Laboratory Science Eastern Michigan University · Ypsilanti, MI	70 69–66	$65,737/yr	Moderate	10.3x
75	Medical Laboratory Science Virginia Commonwealth University · Richmond, VA	69 69–65	$67,072/yr	Moderate	9.8x
76	Medical Laboratory Science DeVry University-Arizona · Phoenix, AZ	70 70–66	$70,874/yr	Moderate	9.7x
77	Medical Laboratory Science DeVry University-Illinois · Lisle, IL	70 70–66	$70,874/yr	Moderate	9.7x
78	Medical Laboratory Science DeVry University-Texas · Irving, TX	70 70–66	$70,874/yr	Moderate	9.7x
79	Medical Laboratory Science Grand Canyon University · Phoenix, AZ	68 68–65	$66,736/yr	Moderate	9.5x
80	Medical Laboratory Science Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI	70 69–66	$63,038/yr	Moderate	9.8x
81	Medical Laboratory Science Northern Michigan University · Marquette, MI	68 66–65	$54,336/yr	Moderate	11.6x
82	Medical Laboratory Science Illinois State University · Normal, IL	69 69–66	$65,629/yr	Moderate	9.2x
83	Medical Laboratory Science Oakland University · Rochester Hills, MI	67 66–64	$55,992/yr	Moderate	10.5x
84	Medical Laboratory Science University of Vermont · Burlington, VT	67 66–64	$64,930/yr	Moderate	8.8x
85	Medical Laboratory Science Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI	62 59–62	$47,202/yr	Moderate	10.0x
86	Medical Laboratory Science University of Nebraska Medical Center · Omaha, NE	60 57–61	$66,712/yr	Moderate	—
87	Medical Laboratory Science Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans · New Orleans, LA	59 56–60	$61,067/yr	Moderate	—
88	Medical Laboratory Science Upstate Medical University · Syracuse, NY	60 56–60	$63,447/yr	Moderate	—
89	Medical Laboratory Science Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center · Lubbock, TX	60 56–60	$62,373/yr	Moderate	—
90	Medical Laboratory Science The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX	60 56–60	$62,861/yr	Moderate	—
91	Medical Laboratory Science Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport · Shreveport, LA	60 56–60	$64,525/yr	Moderate	—
92	Medical Laboratory Science University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex · Milwaukee, WI	60 56–60	$62,966/yr	Moderate	—
93	Medical Laboratory Science University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences · Little Rock, AR	59 55–59	$59,134/yr	Moderate	—
94	Medical Laboratory Science The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · Galveston, TX	59 55–60	$59,591/yr	Moderate	—
95	Medical Laboratory Science Boston University · Boston, MA	60 58–58	$77,660/yr	Moderate	2.0x
96	Medical Laboratory Science George Washington University · Washington, DC	57 55–55	$66,905/yr	Moderate	1.6x
97	Medical Laboratory Science Michigan Technological University · Houghton, MI	53 49–54	$38,756/yr	Moderate	7.7x
98	Medical Laboratory Science Cleveland State University · Cleveland, OH	51 51–50	$35,443/yr	Moderate	6.0x
99	Medical Laboratory Science Saint Louis University · Saint Louis, MO	47 43–48	$40,156/yr	Moderate	2.2x

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Medical Laboratory Science?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score, College of Staten Island CUNY ranks #1 for Medical Laboratory Science with a score of 81/100 and graduate earnings of $86,226/yr.

How much do Medical Laboratory Science graduates earn?

Across 99 schools, Medical Laboratory Science graduates earn an average of $65,728/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $105,425/yr.

Is Medical Laboratory Science a good major for AI resistance?

Medical Laboratory Science has an average AI task exposure of 29%, rated "Moderate". This is a relatively AI-resistant field.

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 2025.