UTEP Medical Lab Program: Pass Rate, Jobs and Local Pay
A BS, MLS program in El Paso. 38 of its 52 graduates passed the certification exam over 2023 to 2025.
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The Short Version
- Its certification exam rate (73.1%) is below the Texas program median of 90.0%.
- 100% of graduates looking for work in the field found a job, by NAACLS's measure.
- 94.7% of students who started finished the program.
- That is below the 75% three-year certification pass rate NAACLS expects of accredited programs.
These lines are generated from the numbers on this page and change when the data does.
How Graduates Do
NAACLS requires every accredited program to publish the same outcome measures, so they can be compared program to program. 3
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
UTEP does not publish a total cost for this program. No program cost page found. 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 El Paso Area
About 720 clinical laboratory technologists and technicians work in the El Paso area. The middle half earn between $40,220 and $67,200 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 El Paso Area
Compare all 2 medical lab programs in the El Paso area
| Program | certification exam rate | Job placement | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Community College, Rio Grande AAS, MLT, El Paso | 100% | 86.7% | Not published |
| UTEP (this page) BS, MLS, El Paso | 73.1% | 100% | Not published |
Program Facts
- Credential
- BS, MLS
- Length
- Data coming soon
- Before you apply
- Not found on the pages read.
- Accreditation
- NAACLS, Accredited (NAACLS; dates not shown)
- Leads to
- ASCP Board of Certification (BOC) exam, MLT or MLS
Sources and Dates
- UTEP program outcomes page, Program Outcomes (2023 to 2025), updated May 12, 2026. Column year labels are garbled, so byYear has no years. Page says 39 of 52 but the cohorts add to 38 of 52, which matches its 73.1%. Graduation 54 of 57. Program is titled Clinical Laboratory Science..
- 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.
Every number was checked against its source on Nov. 4, 2026. Spot an error? Report it. Program Outcomes is independent and not affiliated with any school or NAACLS. Our independence policy