Upstate Medical University Medical Laboratory Science (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
- Public university
- Syracuse, NY
- About 11 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Upstate Medical University medical laboratory science graduates earn about what medical laboratory science graduates earn nationally, $63,447 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $25,000 in federal loans, close to the national median of $25,875. Several New York programs report higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The New York and national columns are the medians across all medical laboratory science bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Upstate Medical University graduates earn less than the national figure and about $25,303 less than the New York median.
Debt and first-year pay at every New York medical laboratory science program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the New York medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 7% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $265 a month, or 5.0% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
91% of graduates (21 of 23) were working in New York one year after graduating. Prices in the Syracuse area are about 4% below the national average, so a $63,447 salary here buys what about $66,269 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
$97,280Median pay in New York. 16,460 people work in this job in New York. 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
$50,530Median pay in New York. 6,400 people work in this job in New York. 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
$79,550Median pay in New York. 6,540 people work in this job in New York. 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
$57,320Median pay in New York. 5,190 people work in this job in New York. 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 Upstate Medical University
Medical Laboratory Science ranks 3rd of 3 bachelor's programs at Upstate Medical University by first-year earnings. The others are Nursing ($77,319) and Diagnostic and Treatment Professions ($72,045).
Common questions
The median graduate earns $63,447 one year after graduating and $68,140 five years after. The median across medical laboratory science bachelor's programs in New York is $89,256.
The median federal loan balance is $25,000, which ranks 4th lowest of 6 medical laboratory science bachelor's programs in New York. That works out to about $265 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 39% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 39%. Compare the cost with other New York programs before deciding.
Most do. 91% (21 of 23) were working in New York 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 New York 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