Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions programs in Iowa
12 schools in Iowa teach this, at certificate or associate level. 2 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $43,054 at Hawkeye Community College.
What this work pays in Iowa
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in Iowa earn a median of $128,490 a year across 3,230 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | $47,910 | 1,600 |
| Phlebotomists | $38,240 | 1,100 |
| Surgical Technologists | $60,540 | 950 |
| Medical Equipment Preparers | $39,930 | 590 |
| Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | $33,910 | 100 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkeye Community College Waterloo | Associate's degree | — | $43,054 (34 grads) | 9 |
| Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny | Undergraduate certificate | — | $25,967 (11 grads) | 21 |
| Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny | Associate's degree | $14,500 | not published | 20 |
| Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Iowa Western Community College Council Bluffs | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Mercy College of Health Sciences Des Moines | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| North Iowa Area Community College Mason City | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| St Luke's College Sioux City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.