2025 Best Laboratory Technician Schools in New Mexico

If you plan on majoring in laboratory technician, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #193 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Laboratory Technician Schools in New Mexico ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 37 degrees in laboratory technician annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Laboratory Technician Schools List

Laboratory Technician Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Laboratory Technician Schools in New Mexico ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Laboratory Technician in New Mexico

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the clinical laboratory technician degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top New Mexico Schools in Clinical Laboratory Technician

1

Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in laboratory technician has to look into Central New Mexico Community College. CNM is a large public college located in the large city of Albuquerque.More information about a degree in laboratory technician from Central New Mexico Community College

2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in laboratory technician. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in laboratory technician from University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Best Laboratory Technician Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Laboratory Technician Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	905	276
Arizona	670	58
Oklahoma	565	76

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Laboratory Technician Related Rankings by Major

One of 12 majors within the Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science area of study, Laboratory Technician has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Clinical Laboratory Technician

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist	203
Sterile Processing Technology/Technician	30
Blood Bank Technology Specialist	10
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	1

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.

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