Which Florida medical laboratory science program has the lowest debt?

Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology (Altamonte Springs, Florida) reports the lowest median federal debt, $7,925, with first-year pay of $22,584.

How much do medical laboratory science graduates earn in Florida?

The median across 11 Florida medical laboratory science certificate programs is $26,579 in the first year after graduating and $39,120 five years after.

How many medical laboratory science certificate programs are in Florida?

11 Florida programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 7 of them also report federal debt.

Medical Laboratory Science (Certificate) Programs in Florida, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

11 programs report first-year pay
7 also report federal debt
Certificate in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Florida medical laboratory science certificate program pays its graduates $26,579 in their first year, $5,405 less than the national median. Hillsborough College reports the highest first-year pay ($61,237), and Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology (Altamonte Springs, Florida) the lowest median debt ($7,925).

Median first-year pay$26,579National $31,984

Median pay after 5 years$39,120National $35,035

Median federal debt$10,854National $11,084

Debt-to-earnings35%National 35%

All 11 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Hillsborough CollegeTampa · public	$61,237	$52,247	$14,500	24%
2	Erwin Technical CollegeTampa · public	$41,375	Not reported	$16,500	40%
3	H W Brewster Technical CollegeTampa · public	$37,851	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
4	Fortis College-Orange ParkOrange Park · private for-profit	$31,984	$33,856	$10,854	34%
5	Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology (Delray Beach, Florida)Delray Beach · private for-profit	$27,358	Not reported	$10,250	37%
6	Florida National UniversityHialeah · private for-profit	$26,579	Not reported	$8,250	31%
7	Atlantic Technical CollegeCoconut Creek · public	$26,464	$35,035	Not reported	Not reported
8	Miami Dade CollegeMiami · public	$25,923	$54,158	$12,329	48%
9	Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology (Altamonte Springs, Florida)Altamonte Springs · private for-profit	$22,584	Not reported	$7,925	35%
10	Orange Technical College-East CampusOrlando · public · closed	$22,539	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
11	Daytona State CollegeDaytona Beach · public	$14,958	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

H W Brewster Technical College, Atlantic Technical College, Orange Technical College-East Campus, and Daytona State College report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay. One of these schools has since closed.

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 the 7 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Hillsborough College$61,237
Erwin Technical College$41,375
H W Brewster Technical College$37,851
Fortis College-Orange Park$31,984
Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology (Delray Beach, Florida)$27,358

Lowest median debt

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

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

$60,510

Median 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.

Bottom 10%: $37,530Top 10%: $96,860

Phlebotomists

$40,230

Median 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.

Bottom 10%: $35,560Top 10%: $48,190

Surgical Technologists

$62,440

Median 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.

Bottom 10%: $41,270Top 10%: $85,620

Medical Equipment Preparers

$45,890

Median 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.

Bottom 10%: $35,630Top 10%: $62,000

Common questions

Hillsborough College in Tampa reports the highest median first-year pay, $61,237. Its median federal debt is $14,500.

Medical Laboratory Science (Certificate) programs in the US, ranked65 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
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 rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the medical laboratory science certificate programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

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
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024