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Certificate (under 1 year)0% vs national median450 grads tracked

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions at Sinclair Community College

Ranked 34th of 75 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$28,109
middle 50%: $22,731 – $36,823
Median · 5 years out
$39,233
middle 50%: $29,001 – $51,408
Median · 10 years out
$48,268
middle 50%: $34,596 – $65,620

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

Sinclair Community College certificate holders in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science earn a $28k median salary in year one. Earnings reach $48k by year ten.

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
10.9 yrs
≈ $13,313 total interest

Same major at other universities

Columbus State Community College
$40,159 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$40,146 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$40,067 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3
$39,842 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
$39,831 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$39,380 · 5 yrs out
Moraine Valley Community College
$39,222 · 5 yrs out
Pueblo Community College
$39,011 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$38,967 · 5 yrs out
Utah Tech University
$38,868 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College
$38,582 · 5 yrs out
Alexandria Technical and Community College
$38,509 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Sinclair Community College

Fire Protection (Associate)
$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$85,788 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$84,796 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$82,803 · 5 yrs out
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences (Certificate)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations (Certificate)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$77,702 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Engineering (Associate)
$74,186 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$72,518 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,014 · 5 yrs out

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