2025 Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in New Mexico

A degree in clinical/medical laboratory science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #93 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools in New Mexico ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 281 degrees in clinical/medical laboratory science annually.

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

• Best Overall Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools List

Pick Your Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 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 Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science in New Mexico

The schools below may not offer all types of clinical laboratory science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New Mexico Schools in Clinical Laboratory Science

1

Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

108 Clinical Laboratory Science Degrees Awarded

38.0% Growth in Graduates

Central New Mexico Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in clinical/medical laboratory science. CNM is a large public college located in the city of Albuquerque.More information about a degree in clinical/medical laboratory science from Central New Mexico Community College

2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

$57,178 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in clinical/medical laboratory science needs to look into University of New Mexico - Main Campus. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a very large student population.

Those clinical/medical laboratory science students who get their degree from University of New Mexico - Main Campus earn $6,353 more than the standard clinical laboratory science graduate.

More information about a degree in clinical/medical laboratory science from University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	317	711
Arizona	287	277
Oklahoma	257	88

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Rankings in Majors Related to Clinical Laboratory Science

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Clinical Laboratory Science Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist	203
Laboratory Technician	37
Sterile Processing Technology/Technician	30
Blood Bank Technology Specialist	10
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	1

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Majors Similar to Clinical Laboratory Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	1,456
Allied Health Professions	890
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	574
Health Sciences & Services	422
Mental & Social Health Services	387
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	379
Medicine	268
Dental Support Services	248
Communication Sciences	229
Public Health	222

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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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