Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus

What traits are you looking for in a clinical laboratory science school? To help you decide if University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's clinical laboratory science program.

UNM Gallup is located in Gallup, New Mexico and approximately 2,174 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 8 students received their associate's degree in clinical laboratory science.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science section at the bottom of this page.

UNM Gallup Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science

UNM Gallup Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Rankings

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Clinical Laboratory Science Student Demographics at UNM Gallup

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the clinical laboratory science majors at University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus.

UNM Gallup Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of clinical laboratory science associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in clinical laboratory science only graduates about 16% men each year. The program at UNM Gallup may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 21% more women than average.

UNM Gallup does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in clinical laboratory science graduates 53% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus with a associate's in clinical laboratory science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Laboratory Technician	8

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Dental Support Services
• Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants
• Allied Health Professions

Careers That Clinical Laboratory Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in clinical laboratory science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NM, the home state for University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Health Specialties Professors	1,300	$150,170
Phlebotomists	730	$29,700
Surgical Technologists	620	$44,110
Health Technologists and Technicians	450	$60,690
Medical Equipment Preparers	230	$36,210

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.