2026 Best Value Laboratory Technician Schools in Indiana

[Laboratory Technician](/majors/health-care-professions/clinical-medical-lab-science/laboratory-technician/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong laboratory technician education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for laboratory technician students.
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2026 Best Value Laboratory Technician Schools in Indiana
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the laboratory technician degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Laboratory Technician Schools
Ivy Tech Community College earned the #1 spot for value among laboratory technician schools in Indiana. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis. Students from in state pay about $5,154 in tuition and fees, compared with $9,935 for out-of-state students. Laboratory Technician graduates carry a median of $14,163 in student loans. Early-career laboratory technician graduates make about $36,439. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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.