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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Genetics (Income $30-$48k)

12 Ranked Colleges
377 Degrees Awarded
$11,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 565 people earned their degree in general genetics, making the major the 554th most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 377 general genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in general genetics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general genetics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general genetics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree general genetics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 12 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Genetics (Income $30-$48k)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general genetics degrees to 84 students in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UW - Madison is $6,860 for bachelor’s degree general genetics students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison General Genetics Report

#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s general genetics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree general genetics students whose families make $30-$48k list, Purdue has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $5,879 for bachelor’s degree general genetics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Purdue University - Main Campus.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Purdue General Genetics Report

#3

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s general genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend North Carolina State University is $9,887 for Bachelor’s Degree General Genetics students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.

Read full report on General Genetics at North Carolina State University

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Davis, California, this large public school awarded 86 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general genetics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Davis, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $10,769 for Bachelor’s Degree General Genetics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UC Davis.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.

Read more about General Genetics at UC Davis

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #5 spot on the list. University of California - Irvine is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UC Irvine is $10,373 for Bachelor’s Degree General Genetics students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about General Genetics at UC Irvine

#6 in overall quality

Iowa State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s general genetics degrees to qualified students.

Iowa State also made our “Best General Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $10,843 for Bachelor’s Degree General Genetics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Iowa State.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about General Genetics at Iowa State

#7

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#9 in overall quality

Washington State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This large school is located in Pullman, Washington, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s general genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also made our “Best General Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend Wazzu is $11,337 for bachelor’s degree general genetics students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Genetics at Washington State University

#8

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#7 in overall quality

University of Georgia came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UGA is $10,241 for Bachelor’s Degree General Genetics students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Georgia General Genetics Report

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. UNH is located in Durham, New Hampshire and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s general genetics degrees to qualified students.

UNH also made our “Best General Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $18,826 for bachelor’s degree general genetics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UNH.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Genetics at UNH

#12 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s general genetics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree general genetics students whose families make $30-$48k list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best General Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $7,006 for bachelor’s degree general genetics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend NMSU Main Campus.

Read more about General Genetics at NMSU Main Campus

#11 in overall quality

University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #11. UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s general genetics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAB, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best General Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham is $15,526 for bachelor’s degree general genetics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about General Genetics at UAB

#12

Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware, Ohio
#10 in overall quality

Ohio Wesleyan University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This small school is located in Delaware, Ohio, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s general genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

OWU also took the #10 spot in our “Best General Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ohio Wesleyan University is $21,466 for Bachelor’s Degree General Genetics students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about General Genetics at OWU

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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