Best Value Colleges for Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
Schools ranked by payback period — how quickly you recoup your investment through higher earnings.
4
Schools Ranked
$47,798
Avg. Earnings
5.4 yrs
Best Payback
78
Graduates
How we calculate value: Payback = (4 years of net price) / (major earnings - $35k baseline). A 2-year payback means you recoup your investment in 2 years through higher earnings vs. not attending college.
| # | School | Major Earnings | Payback |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington Abington, PA · Public | $50,000 | 5.4 yrs |
| 2 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks Reading, PA · Public | $50,000 | 6.1 yrs |
| 3 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA · Public | $50,000 | 7.2 yrs |
| 4 | Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH · Public | $41,193 | 11.9 yrs |
Payback uses earnings by major from the College Scorecard's field-of-study file, last updated June 2026, against net price from the June 2026 release. Scorecard publishes the two separately, so they are different vintages.