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2023 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico

2 Colleges
$41,718 Avg Salary
$23,814 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree School for You

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is the #14 most popular major in New Mexico with 43 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in New Mexico to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science program at each school on the list.

Check out the clinical laboratory science associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New Mexico.

Our 2023 rankings named Central New Mexico Community College the most popular school in New Mexico for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in clinical laboratory science at the school are women while 33% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, clinical laboratory science majors at CNM accumulate an average of around $12,351 in student debt.

Read full report on Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Central New Mexico Community College

The in-demand associate degree programs at University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical/medical laboratory science schools in New Mexico. UNM Gallup is a small public school located in the rural area of Gallup.

About 63% of the students majoring in clinical laboratory science at the school are women while 38% are male.

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Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 773
Arizona 280
Oklahoma 93

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, clinical/medical laboratory science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Clinical Laboratory Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist 7,599
Laboratory Technician 4,185
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology 3,912
Sterile Processing Technology/Technician 1,108
Other Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions 982
Blood Bank Technology Specialist 280
Histologic Technician 243
Renal/Dialysis Technologist/Technician 220
Histologic Technology/Histotechnologist 106
Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist 101
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technology/Technician 78
Cytogenetics/Genetics/Clinical Genetics Technology/Technologist 46
Hematology Technology 41

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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