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2026 Best Value Laboratory Technician Schools in Massachusetts

[Laboratory Technician](/majors/health-care-professions/clinical-medical-lab-science/laboratory-technician/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 7 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for laboratory technician students.

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• Best Value Laboratory Technician Schools in Massachusetts

2026 Best Value Laboratory Technician Schools in Massachusetts

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in laboratory technician, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Laboratory Technician Schools

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Middlesex Community College Bedford
Bedford, MA

$6,098 In-State Tuition & Fees

$11,602 Avg Student Debt

$50,651 Median Earnings (10yr)

Our analysis ranked Middlesex Community College Bedford the best value for a degree in laboratory technician in Massachusetts. Middlesex Community College Bedford is a large public school located in the suburb of Bedford. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $6,098, while out-of-state students pay about $12,170. Students borrow a median of $11,602 to complete the laboratory technician program here. Early-career laboratory technician graduates make about $55,924. That is a strong return on a $11,602 median debt.

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Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield, MA

$5,904 In-State Tuition & Fees

$9,707 Avg Student Debt

$36,966 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in laboratory technician will find it at Springfield Technical Community College, which ranked #2. Located in the city of Springfield, Springfield Technical Community College is a moderately-sized public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $5,904, compared with $11,112 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for laboratory technician graduates is $9,707. Soon after graduation, laboratory technician degree recipients from Springfield Technical Community College generally make around $66,182. That is a strong return on a $9,707 median debt.

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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 · 7 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.