University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Medical Laboratory Science (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
- Public university
- Houston, TX
- About 66 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center medical laboratory science graduates earn about what medical laboratory science graduates earn nationally, $62,861 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $15,000 in federal loans, less than at 95% of medical laboratory science programs in the country. Strong value, but not one of the highest-paying medical laboratory science degrees in Texas.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Texas and national columns are the medians across all medical laboratory science bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Debt and first-year pay at every Texas medical laboratory science program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Texas 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 $159 a month, or 3.0% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
88% of graduates (59 of 67) were working in Texas one year after graduating. Prices in the Houston area are about 1% below the national average, so a $62,861 salary here buys what about $63,735 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
$59,290Median pay in Texas. 29,530 people work in this job in Texas. 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
$40,450Median pay in Texas. 12,820 people work in this job in Texas. 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
$65,220Median pay in Texas. 10,160 people work in this job in Texas. 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
$46,970Median pay in Texas. 4,520 people work in this job in Texas. 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 University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Medical Laboratory Science ranks 3rd of 3 bachelor's programs at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center by first-year earnings. The others are Public Health ($99,671) and Diagnostic and Treatment Professions ($76,438).
Other medical laboratory science bachelor's programs near Houston
Common questions
The median graduate earns $62,861 one year after graduating. The median across medical laboratory science bachelor's programs in Texas is $61,461.
The median federal loan balance is $15,000, which ranks 2nd lowest of 8 medical laboratory science bachelor's programs in Texas. That works out to about $159 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 24% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 39%.
Most do. 88% (59 of 67) were working in Texas 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 Texas 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