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2027 Best Value Animal Genetics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

[Animal Genetics](/majors/biological-biomedical-sciences/genetics/animal-genetics/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for animal genetics students.

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• Best Value Animal Genetics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2027 Best Value Animal Genetics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in animal genetics, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Animal Genetics Schools

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

$64,730 In-State Tuition & Fees

$13,426 Avg Student Debt

$87,555 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in animal genetics, no school beat Johns Hopkins University this year. Johns Hopkins University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore. Students from in state pay about $64,730 in tuition and fees. Animal Genetics graduates carry a median of $13,426 in student loans. Soon after graduation, animal genetics degree recipients from Johns Hopkins University generally make around $84,850. That is a strong return on a $13,426 median debt. Roughly 6% of applicants are accepted.

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Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

$69,314 In-State Tuition & Fees

$15,005 Avg Student Debt

$104,043 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Cornell University earned it the #2 place for animal genetics. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell University is a very large private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $69,314. Typical student debt for animal genetics graduates is $15,005. Early-career animal genetics graduates make about $75,976. That is a strong return on a $15,005 median debt. Cornell University admits about 9% of applicants.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 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.