Florida National University Medical Laboratory Science (Certificate): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Certificate in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
- Private for-profit university
- Hialeah, FL
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Florida National University medical laboratory science graduates earn about what medical laboratory science graduates earn nationally, $26,579 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $8,250 in federal loans, less than at 78% of medical laboratory science programs in the country. Strong value, but not one of the highest-paying medical laboratory science programs in Florida.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Florida and national columns are the medians across all medical laboratory science certificate programs that report the figure.
Debt and first-year pay at every Florida medical laboratory science program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Florida medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $87 a month, or 3.9% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
97% of graduates (30 of 31) were working in Florida one year after graduating. Prices in the Miami area are about 14% above the national average, so a $26,579 salary here buys what about $23,283 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to medical laboratory science, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
$60,510Median pay in Florida. 25,790 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 3% from 2025 to 2035, with about 20,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Phlebotomists
$40,230Median pay in Florida. 10,220 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 18,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.
Surgical Technologists
$62,440Median pay in Florida. 9,120 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 7,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.
Medical Equipment Preparers
$45,890Median pay in Florida. 5,250 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 11% from 2025 to 2035, with about 10,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.
About Florida National University
Medical Laboratory Science ranks 2nd of 4 certificate programs at Florida National University by first-year earnings. The top three are Health and Medical Administration ($34,090), Medical Laboratory Science ($26,579), and English ($21,930).
Other medical laboratory science certificate programs near Hialeah
Common questions
The median graduate earns $26,579 one year after graduating. The median across medical laboratory science certificate programs in Florida is $26,579.
The median federal loan balance is $8,250, which ranks 2nd lowest of 7 medical laboratory science certificate programs in Florida. That works out to about $87 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 31% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 35%. If the highest possible early salary is the main goal, several Florida programs report higher pay, usually with more debt.
Most do. 97% (30 of 31) were working in Florida one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Florida comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the medical laboratory science program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024