2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Genetics Major in the Plains States Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Genetics Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Genetics is the 519th most popular major in the country with 649 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 68 general genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 general genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,829 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Genetics Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general genetics. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general genetics.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Genetics Major in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Genetics Major in the Plains States Region”.
Top 4 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Genetics in the Plains States Region
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Genetics Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general genetics students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Iowa State University General Genetics Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Genetics Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general genetics students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Genetics at Kansas State University
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Genetics Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 4 doctorate’s general genetics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad 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 Iowa General Genetics Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Genetics Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 3 doctorate’s general genetics degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad 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%.
Full Mizzou 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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