Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions programs in Texas
40 schools in Texas teach this, at certificate or associate level. 15 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $48,237 at Tarleton State University.
What this work pays in Texas
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in Texas earn a median of $108,150 a year across 18,960 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 Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | $47,870 | 15,370 |
| Phlebotomists | $40,450 | 12,820 |
| Surgical Technologists | $65,220 | 10,160 |
| Medical Equipment Preparers | $46,970 | 4,520 |
| Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | $37,920 | 3,380 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarleton State University Stephenville | Associate's degree | $13,180 | $48,237 (38 grads) | 25 |
| Houston City College Houston | Associate's degree | — | $45,082 (19 grads) | 18 |
| Austin Community College District Austin | Associate's degree | — | $43,798 (20 grads) | 15 |
| San Jacinto Community College Pasadena | Associate's degree | — | $41,441 (25 grads) | 25 |
| El Paso Community College El Paso | Associate's degree | — | $38,289 (13 grads) | 8 |
| Amarillo College Amarillo | Associate's degree | — | $33,459 (13 grads) | 12 |
| Northeast Texas Community College Mount Pleasant | Associate's degree | — | $33,281 (11 grads) | 7 |
| Fortis College Houston | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $30,822 (142 grads) | 31 |
| Fortis Institute Houston | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $30,822 (142 grads) | 7 |
| Del Mar College Corpus Christi | Associate's degree | — | $28,598 (11 grads) | 14 |
| Pima Medical Institute-El Paso El Paso | Undergraduate certificate | $3,166 | $26,254 (425 grads) | 22 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Houston Houston | Undergraduate certificate | $3,166 | $26,254 (425 grads) | 38 |
| Pima Medical Institute-San Antonio San Antonio | Undergraduate certificate | $3,166 | $26,254 (425 grads) | 51 |
| Southwest University at El Paso El Paso | Associate's degree | $24,750 | $18,047 (97 grads) | 49 |
| Laredo College Laredo | Undergraduate certificate | — | $15,552 (12 grads) | — |
| Tyler Junior College Tyler | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| Weatherford College Weatherford | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Austin Community College District Austin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Central Texas College Killeen | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Central Texas College Killeen | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie Grand Prairie | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Dallas College Dallas | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Galveston College Galveston | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Grayson College Denison | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| Houston City College Houston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Lamar State College-Orange Orange | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| McLennan Community College Waco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| McLennan Community College Waco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Navarro College Corsicana | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Odessa College Odessa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Panola College Carthage | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Panola College Carthage | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Rio Grande Valley College Pharr | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 65 |
| St Philip's College San Antonio | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| St Philip's College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Texas Healthtech Institute Beaumont | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Texas Southmost College Brownsville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Trinity Valley Community College Athens | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
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.