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2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$1,808 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,718 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree School for You

With 43 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, clinical/medical laboratory science is the #83 most popular major in New Mexico.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in New Mexico to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for clinical laboratory science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico

Check out the clinical laboratory science associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New Mexico Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

Our 2023 rankings named University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus the best value school in New Mexico for clinical/medical laboratory science students working on their associate degree. UNM Gallup is a small public school located in the rural area of Gallup.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNM Gallup are $1,932 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

CNM undergraduate students pay an average of $1,684 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, clinical laboratory science graduates from CNM take out $12,351 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Central New Mexico Community College Report

Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 773
Arizona 280
Oklahoma 93

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Clinical Laboratory Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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