Texas State University Medical Lab Program: Pass Rate, Jobs and Local Pay
A BS, MLS program in San Marcos, 2-year professional phase (junior and senior years). 100% of its graduates passed the certification exam in 2025.
The Short Version
- Its certification exam rate (100%) is above the Texas program median of 90.0%.
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How Graduates Do
NAACLS requires every accredited program to publish the same outcome measures, so they can be compared program to program. 3
| Year | Certification pass rate |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 100% |
| 2024 | 100% |
| 2023 | 80.0% |
Graduates who passed a medical laboratory certification exam (usually the ASCP Board of Certification exam), as the program publishes it for NAACLS. Programs report a three-year figure or yearly rates; where only yearly rates are published we show the newest year rather than averaging them. Job placement: graduates who found jobs in the field or continued their education, as the program reports it to NAACLS.
What It Costs
Texas State University does not publish a total cost for this program. No program cost found; only the university catalog is referenced. Ask the program for its cost sheet; contact details are on its page.
For comparison only, not this program's price: the 5 Texas medical lab programs that publish a cost range from $845 to $11,000, with a median of $9,730.
Jobs and Pay in the Austin Area
About 1,860 clinical laboratory technologists and technicians work in the Austin area. The middle half earn between $46,740 and $75,680 a year; new graduates usually start toward the lower end. Texas expects about 2,450 openings a year statewide through 2034, from new positions, retirements and people changing jobs, with the number of jobs growing 15.6% (from 29,740 to 34,380).
Other Medical Lab Programs in the Austin Area
Compare all 3 medical lab programs in the Austin area
| Program | certification exam rate | Job placement | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin State Hospital Certificate, MLS, Austin | 100% | 100% | $845 |
| Texas State University (this page) BS, MLS, San Marcos | 100% | Not reported | Not published |
| Austin Community College AAS, MLT, Austin | 97.8% | 97.0% | Not published |
Program Facts
- Credential
- BS, MLS
- Length
- 2-year professional phase (junior and senior years)
- Schedule
- Campus classes plus clinical rotations at affiliated labs
- Starts
- Fall (about 24 to 30 students a year)
- Before you apply
- Two years of biology, chemistry, math and core courses before the professional phase.
- Entrance exam
- None stated
- Accreditation
- NAACLS, Accredited (NAACLS award Sep 27, 2024; next self-study due Apr 1, 2029; accreditation ends Apr 30, 2030)
- Leads to
- ASCP Board of Certification (BOC) exam, MLT or MLS
Sources and Dates
- Texas State University program outcomes page, MLS Outcomes and Admission Profile page, undated; graduation and placement 100% each year 2023 to 2025..
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (29-2010), May 2025 estimates.
- National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), checked Nov. 2026.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Texas and metro areas (employment and wage percentiles), May 2025 estimates.
- Texas Workforce Commission, long-term occupational projections, 2024 to 2034.
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