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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Genetics

13 Ranked Colleges
56 Degrees Awarded
$40,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 56 general genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general genetics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general genetics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general genetics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Master’s.

Top 13 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Genetics

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 4 masters’s general genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Genetics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523.

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#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Master’s. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 2 masters’s general genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best General Genetics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948.

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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 2 masters’s general genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Genetics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of New Hampshire - Main Campus General Genetics Report

#4

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#11 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Master’s list. UGA is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 1 masters’s general genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also took the #11 spot in our “Best General Genetics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#13 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 2 masters’s general genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

WVU also took the #13 spot in our “Best General Genetics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full WVU General Genetics Report

#5 in overall quality

University of California - Davis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. UC Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s general genetics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Davis, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Genetics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700.

Full University of California - Davis General Genetics Report

#7

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#9 in overall quality

University of Connecticut landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Master’s ranking. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general genetics degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Genetics Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576.

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#8

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

Yale University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Master’s list. Yale University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 17 masters’s general genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Genetics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 6 masters’s general genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Genetics Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#12 in overall quality

Case Western Reserve University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s general genetics students in 2019-2020.

Case Western also took the #12 spot in our “Best General Genetics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western Reserve University are $47,958.

Full Case Western General Genetics Report

#11

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#8 in overall quality

University of Rochester did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 2 masters’s general genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Rochester, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Genetics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#12

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

Tufts University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Master’s list. Tufts is a fairly large school located in Medford, Massachusetts that handed out 1 masters’s general genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts also made our “Best General Genetics Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Tufts General Genetics Report

#13

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

University of Chicago did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 3 masters’s general genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Genetics Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548.

Read more about General Genetics at UChicago

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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