2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in New Mexico

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Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is the 97th most popular major in the country with 17,129 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, clinical/medical laboratory science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $38,047 and had an average of $17,559 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 360 clinical/medical laboratory science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $11,000 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 29 clinical/medical laboratory science graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,995 and $14,826 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in New Mexico” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in clinical/medical laboratory science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality clinical/medical laboratory science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the clinical/medical laboratory science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in New Mexico

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in New Mexico.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science in New Mexico

#1

University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus

Gallup, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$6,622 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Gallup, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified associates’s clinical laboratory science students in 2019-2020.

UNM Gallup also took the #1 spot in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNM Gallup is $6,622 for new mexico associate degree clinical laboratory science students.

Full UNM Gallup Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report

#2

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$3,429 Average Net Price

$38,829 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Clinical Laboratory Science Schools for an Associate in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 17 associates’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2019-2020.

CNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. The yearly cost to attend CNM is $3,429 for new mexico associate degree clinical laboratory science students.

Read more about Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Central New Mexico Community College

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Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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