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Best Value Colleges for Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions

Schools ranked by payback period — how quickly you recoup your investment through higher earnings.

50

Schools Ranked

$57,451

Avg. Earnings

<1 yr

Best Payback

3,913

Graduates

How we calculate value: Payback = (4 years of net price) / (major earnings - $35k baseline). A 2-year payback means you recoup your investment in 2 years through higher earnings vs. not attending college.

#	School	Net Price/yr	Major Earnings	Payback
1	California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA · Public	$6,333	$86,867	<1 yr
2	CUNY York College Jamaica, NY · Public	$9,462	$74,576	1 yrs
3	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · Public	$8,393	$63,355	1.2 yrs
4	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT · Public	$9,414	$67,101	1.2 yrs
5	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · Public	$6,908	$55,693	1.3 yrs
6	Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY · Public	$10,914	$69,338	1.3 yrs
7	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT · Public	$10,112	$67,101	1.3 yrs
8	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT · Public	$10,515	$67,101	1.3 yrs
9	College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY · Public	$9,270	$63,005	1.3 yrs
10	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · Public	$5,452	$49,344	1.5 yrs
11	University of West Florida Pensacola, FL · Public	$7,301	$52,941	1.6 yrs
12	Baptist Health Sciences University Memphis, TN · Private	$12,105	$63,005	1.7 yrs
13	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY · Public	$19,344	$76,460	1.9 yrs
14	Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN · Public	$13,140	$62,154	1.9 yrs
15	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL · Public	$9,426	$55,286	1.9 yrs
16	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT · Public	$15,152	$67,101	1.9 yrs
17	University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK · Public	$12,985	$61,177	2 yrs
18	Winona State University Winona, MN · Public	$15,289	$64,791	2.1 yrs
19	Texas State University San Marcos, TX · Public	$12,996	$59,873	2.1 yrs
20	Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ · Public	$15,952	$64,087	2.2 yrs
21	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI · Public	$13,198	$58,479	2.2 yrs
22	Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL · Public	$11,133	$54,869	2.2 yrs
23	University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA · Public	$11,384	$55,964	2.2 yrs
24	Augusta University Augusta, GA · Public	$13,276	$58,673	2.2 yrs
25	Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls, OR · Public	$16,695	$63,935	2.3 yrs
26	State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY · Public	$17,264	$64,493	2.3 yrs
27	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY · Public	$20,841	$70,456	2.4 yrs
28	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV · Public	$13,077	$56,931	2.4 yrs
29	Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Baton Rouge, LA · Private	$14,096	$58,092	2.4 yrs
30	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT · Public	$20,344	$67,101	2.5 yrs
31	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO · Public	$13,715	$57,318	2.5 yrs
32	Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ · Public	$18,648	$64,087	2.6 yrs
33	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL · Public	$13,778	$56,415	2.6 yrs
34	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI · Public	$14,547	$57,318	2.6 yrs
35	Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN · Public	$16,859	$60,226	2.7 yrs
36	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex Milwaukee, WI · Public	$15,447	$58,221	2.7 yrs
37	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN · Public	$14,995	$57,318	2.7 yrs
38	Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OK · Public	$11,718	$52,107	2.7 yrs
39	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA · Public	$17,113	$59,576	2.8 yrs
40	University of Delaware Newark, DE · Public	$17,260	$59,986	2.8 yrs
41	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI · Public	$14,157	$55,061	2.8 yrs
42	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ · Public	$20,927	$64,087	2.9 yrs
43	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH · Public	$13,273	$53,358	2.9 yrs
44	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH · Public	$18,606	$60,523	2.9 yrs
45	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · Public	$17,606	$58,221	3 yrs
46	Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI · Public	$11,794	$50,856	3 yrs
47	Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI · Public	$13,230	$52,877	3 yrs
48	University of Vermont Burlington, VT · Public	$17,585	$57,770	3.1 yrs
49	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA · Public	$16,181	$55,693	3.1 yrs
50	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI · Public	$18,131	$57,318	3.2 yrs

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Payback uses earnings by major from the College Scorecard's field-of-study file, last updated June 2026, against net price from the June 2026 release. Scorecard publishes the two separately, so they are different vintages.