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Certificate (under 1 year)+8% vs national median270 grads tracked

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions at Lake Superior College

Ranked 17th of 75 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$29,159
middle 50%: $22,835 – $35,800
Median · 5 years out
$42,406
middle 50%: $32,794 – $53,497
Median · 10 years out
$51,223
middle 50%: $38,967 – $70,441

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Lake Superior College graduates in Clinical Laboratory Science earn a median $29k in their first year. Salaries reach $51k after a decade.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
10.2 yrs
≈ $12,307 total interest

Same major at other universities

Middlesex Community College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Massasoit Community College
$43,948 · 5 yrs out
Northern Essex Community College
$43,588 · 5 yrs out
Arapahoe Community College
$43,143 · 5 yrs out
Tulsa Community College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
St. Catherine University
$42,570 · 5 yrs out
South Central College
$42,309 · 5 yrs out
Red Rocks Community College
$42,054 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College
$42,006 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$41,517 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$41,455 · 5 yrs out
Linn-Benton Community College
$40,858 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Lake Superior College

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,378 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,474 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$66,037 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$64,546 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$64,326 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$64,326 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$62,978 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Associate)
$62,075 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$62,075 · 5 yrs out

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