2022 Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Genetics is the 554th most popular major in the country with 565 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Iowa, there were 61 general genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 general genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,469 and $117,729 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general genetics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general genetics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The general genetics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa”.

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Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Genetics in Iowa

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s general genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Genetics at Iowa State University

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general genetics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Iowa General Genetics Report

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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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