by our College Data Analytics Team
[Clinical Medical Lab Science](/majors/health-care-professions/clinical-medical-lab-science/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. The highest-paying schools turn a clinical medical lab science degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 15 schools on the early-career earnings of their clinical medical lab science graduates.
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If you want to know which schools send clinical medical lab science graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
Cuny York College earned the #1 spot for highest-paid clinical medical lab science graduates in New York. Set in the city of Jamaica, Cuny York College is a public institution. Students who complete the clinical medical lab science program here go on to a median salary of roughly $105,425.
Students chasing top earnings in clinical medical lab science will find them at Mercy College, which ranked #2. Mercy College is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dobbs Ferry. Clinical Medical Lab Science graduates of Mercy College earn a median of about $101,516 a year early in their careers.
Strong graduate earnings at Cuny Bronx Community College earned it the #3 place for clinical medical lab science. Cuny Bronx Community College is a public school located in the city of Bronx. Clinical Medical Lab Science graduates of Cuny Bronx Community College earn a median of about $68,938 a year early in their careers.
Stony Brook University produces some of the highest-paid graduates in clinical medical lab science, landing the #4 spot this year. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, Stony Brook University is a public institution. Early-career clinical medical lab science graduates from Stony Brook University make a median of around $106,814 per year.
Farmingdale State College came in at #5 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying clinical medical lab science schools. Farmingdale State College is a public school located in the suburb of Farmingdale. Early-career clinical medical lab science graduates from Farmingdale State College make a median of around $94,447 per year.
Cuny Hunter College landed the #6 spot for clinical medical lab science salaries this year. Set in the city of New York, Cuny Hunter College is a public institution. Early-career clinical medical lab science graduates from Cuny Hunter College make a median of around $95,931 per year.
Cuny College Of Staten Island placed #7 among the highest-paying schools for clinical medical lab science. Cuny College Of Staten Island is a public school located in the city of Staten Island. Early-career clinical medical lab science graduates from Cuny College Of Staten Island make a median of around $93,443 per year.
Marist College ranked #8 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying clinical medical lab science schools. Located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, Marist College is a private not-for-profit institution. Students who complete the clinical medical lab science program here go on to a median salary of roughly $88,213.
Long Island University C W Post Campus ranked #9 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying clinical medical lab science schools. Long Island University C W Post Campus is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Brookville. Clinical Medical Lab Science graduates of Long Island University C W Post Campus earn a median of about $98,164 a year early in their careers.
University At Buffalo ranked #10 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying clinical medical lab science schools. Set in the suburb of Buffalo, University At Buffalo is a public institution. Early-career clinical medical lab science graduates from University At Buffalo make a median of around $84,530 per year.
Broome Community College earned the #11 position for clinical medical lab science graduate earnings this year. Broome Community College is a public school located in the suburb of Binghamton. Clinical Medical Lab Science graduates of Broome Community College earn a median of about $52,691 a year early in their careers.
Monroe Community College landed the #12 spot for clinical medical lab science salaries this year. Set in the suburb of Rochester, Monroe Community College is a public institution. Students who complete the clinical medical lab science program here go on to a median salary of roughly $55,867.
Onondaga Cortland Madison Boces landed the #13 spot for clinical medical lab science salaries this year. Set in the suburb of Liverpool, Onondaga Cortland Madison Boces is a public institution. Early-career clinical medical lab science graduates from Onondaga Cortland Madison Boces make a median of around $33,804 per year.
Dutchess Community College landed the #14 spot for clinical medical lab science salaries this year. Set in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Community College is a public institution. Students who complete the clinical medical lab science program here go on to a median salary of roughly $33,341.
Upstate Medical University landed the #15 spot for clinical medical lab science salaries this year. Located in the city of Syracuse, Upstate Medical University is a public institution. Early-career clinical medical lab science graduates from Upstate Medical University make a median of around $68,140 per year.
This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries clinical medical lab science graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 15 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
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