2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Genetics in the New England Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” 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.

Across the New England region, there were 62 general genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 23 general genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Genetics in the New England Region

#1

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

Durham, New Hampshire

#2 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 2 masters’s general genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH also made our “Best General Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNH are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Genetics at UNH

#2

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#3 in overall quality

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. University of Connecticut is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576.

Full University of Connecticut General Genetics Report

#3

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$44,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Yale University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree general genetics students list, Yale has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500.

Read full report on General Genetics at Yale

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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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