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2023 Best Value Biology & Biotech Lab Technician Associate Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$9,025 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,580 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biology & Biotech Lab Technician Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 732 people earned a degree or certificate in biology and biotech lab technician, making the major the #291 most popular in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Biology & Biotech Lab Technician Associate Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for biology tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Biology & Biotech Lab Technician Associate Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Biology & Biotech Lab Technician Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Biology & Biotech Lab Technician

#1

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

Our analysis found Del Mar College to be the best value school for biology and biotech lab technician students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. DMC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DMC are $5,930 per year.

Full Biology & Biotech Lab Technician at Del Mar College Report

Out of the 2 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Middlesex Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middlesex Community College are $12,120 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, biology tech graduates from Middlesex Community College carry an average student debtload of $12,157.

Middlesex Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Biology & Biotech Lab Technician Associate Degree Schools list.

Full Biology & Biotech Lab Technician at Middlesex Community College Report

Biology & Biotech Lab Technician by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 4 majors within the area of study, biology and biotech lab technician has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Physical Science Technicians 2,909
Other Science Technologies/Technicians 2,451
Nuclear & Radiological Technicians 299
General Science Technologies/Technicians 60

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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