Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions programs in Virginia
27 schools in Virginia teach this, at certificate or associate level. 3 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $52,733 at Northern Virginia Community College.
What this work pays in Virginia
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in Virginia earn a median of $106,880 a year across 5,040 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 Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | $47,340 | 4,510 |
| Phlebotomists | $46,340 | 3,600 |
| Surgical Technologists | $67,580 | 1,910 |
| Medical Equipment Preparers | $46,580 | 1,840 |
| Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | $34,170 | 470 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Virginia Community College Annandale | Associate's degree | — | $52,733 (20 grads) | 19 |
| Radford University Radford | Undergraduate certificate | — | $48,823 (12 grads) | 0 |
| J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Richmond | Associate's degree | — | $42,682 (12 grads) | 21 |
| American National University Salem | Undergraduate certificate | $8,939 | not published | — |
| Fortis College-Richmond Richmond | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Central Virginia Community College Lynchburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Chester Career College CHESTER | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Chester Career College CHESTER | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Danville Community College Danville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Eastern Virginia Career College Fredericksburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Germanna Community College Locust Grove | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Richmond | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Laurel Ridge Community College Middletown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Laurel Ridge Community College Middletown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Mountain Empire Community College Big Stone Gap | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Northern Virginia Community College Annandale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Paul D Camp Community College Franklin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Piedmont Virginia Community College Charlottesville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Rappahannock Community College Glenns | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Southwest Virginia Community College Cedar Bluff | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Tidewater Community College Norfolk | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Tidewater Community College Norfolk | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| Virginia Peninsula Community College Hampton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Virginia Western Community College Roanoke | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 28 |
| Virginia Western Community College Roanoke | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Wytheville Community College Wytheville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Wytheville Community College Wytheville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
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.