Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions programs in Tennessee
25 schools in Tennessee teach this, at certificate or associate level. 6 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $44,384 at Southwest Tennessee Community College.
What this work pays in Tennessee
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in Tennessee earn a median of $98,870 a year across 4,400 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 Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Phlebotomists | $38,550 | 3,520 |
| Surgical Technologists | $60,530 | 3,310 |
| Medical Equipment Preparers | $46,990 | 1,590 |
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | $49,180 | 1,110 |
| Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | $37,370 | 130 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Tennessee Community College Memphis | Associate's degree | — | $44,384 (11 grads) | 16 |
| Fortis Institute-Cookeville Cookeville | Associate's degree | — | $39,369 (25 grads) | 8 |
| Jackson State Community College Jackson | Associate's degree | — | $35,213 (19 grads) | 4 |
| Fortis Institute-Nashville Nashville | Associate's degree | $29,680 | $30,409 (45 grads) | 7 |
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Chattanooga | Associate's degree | $26,722 | $26,669 (80 grads) | — |
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Chattanooga | Undergraduate certificate | $12,992 | $21,312 (90 grads) | — |
| South College Knoxville | Associate's degree | $11,951 | not published | 58 |
| Academy of Allied Health Careers Chattanooga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 80 |
| Columbia State Community College Columbia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Concorde Career College-Memphis Memphis | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Concorde Career College-Memphis Memphis | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Herzing University-Nashville Nashville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Herzing University-Nashville Nashville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Motlow State Community College Tullahoma | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Nashville State Community College Nashville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Northeast State Community College Blountville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Roane State Community College Harriman | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Roane State Community College Harriman | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Southern Adventist University Collegedale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southern Adventist University Collegedale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Southwest Tennessee Community College Memphis | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville Nashville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton Elizabethton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 33 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro Murfreesboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Volunteer State Community College Gallatin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
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.
Email me when these figures change
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.