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Laboratory Technician at University of New Mexico-Main Campus

If you plan to study Laboratory Technician, you may want to check out the program at University of New Mexico-Main Campus. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of New Mexico-Main Campus is located in Albuquerque, NM.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 18 laboratory technician degrees were awarded at University of New Mexico-Main Campus.

Online Class Availability at University of New Mexico-Main Campus

Online coursework is an option at University of New Mexico-Main Campus. Among 23,124 students, 3,640 (16%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 9,446 (41%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Laboratory Technician graduates at University of New Mexico-Main Campus, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Laboratory Technician graduates at University of New Mexico-Main Campus are 72% women (13) and 28% men (5).

Laboratory Technician Bachelor’s Program at University of New Mexico-Main Campus

Among the 18 bachelor’s laboratory technician degrees awarded at University of New Mexico-Main Campus, 72% were women (13) and 28% were men (5).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Laboratory Technician bachelor’s degree recipients at University of New Mexico-Main Campus.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Hispanic / Latino	10
Asian	2
American Indian / Alaska Native	2
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 78% of Laboratory Technician bachelor’s degree recipients at University of New Mexico-Main Campus, higher than the national average of 38%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Laboratory Technician Graduates

Those who complete Laboratory Technician program at University of New Mexico-Main Campus go on to a range of careers. Below are the best-paid careers for Laboratory Technician majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians	$155,908
Histology Technicians	$80,721
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$46,663

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.