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2027 Best Value Laboratory Technician Schools in New Mexico

[Laboratory Technician](/majors/health-care-professions/clinical-medical-lab-science/laboratory-technician/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong laboratory technician education at a price that pays off.

To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for laboratory technician students.

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• Best Value Laboratory Technician Schools in New Mexico

2027 Best Value Laboratory Technician Schools in New Mexico

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the laboratory technician degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Laboratory Technician Schools

1

Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM

$2,060 In-State Tuition & Fees

$10,112 Avg Student Debt

$36,869 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in laboratory technician, no school beat Central New Mexico Community College this year. Central New Mexico Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Albuquerque. Students from in state pay about $2,060 in tuition and fees, compared with $8,684 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for laboratory technician graduates is $10,112. Early-career laboratory technician graduates make about $34,751. That is a strong return on a $10,112 median debt.

2

University Of New Mexico Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

$10,140 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,625 Avg Student Debt

$44,792 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes University Of New Mexico Main Campus one of the best values for laboratory technician. Set in the city of Albuquerque, University Of New Mexico Main Campus is a very large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $10,140, while out-of-state students pay about $33,060. Typical student debt for laboratory technician graduates is $25,625. Laboratory Technician graduates of University Of New Mexico Main Campus earn a median of $57,178 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 95% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.