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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Laboratory Technician in the Plains States Region

1 Ranked Colleges
6 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Clinical Laboratory Technician Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Clinical Laboratory Technician Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 3,758 people earned their degree in laboratory technician, making the major the 214th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 297 laboratory technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 laboratory technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent laboratory technician programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the laboratory technician program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The clinical laboratory technician school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Clinical Laboratory Technician Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Clinical Laboratory Technician Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree clinical laboratory technician students.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Laboratory Technician in the Plains States Region

#1

Allen College

Waterloo, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Allen College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Laboratory Technician Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Waterloo, Iowa, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s clinical laboratory technician degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Allen College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Laboratory Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.

The low student loan default rate of 0.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Allen College Laboratory Technician Report

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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