2023 Best Value Genome Sciences/Genomics Schools in the Southeast Region

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In 2020-2021, 137 people earned their degree in genome sciences/genomics, making the major the 1004th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 13 genome sciences/genomics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Genome Sciences/Genomics Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in genome sciences/genomics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent genome sciences/genomics programs, but they also 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 genome sciences/genomics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Genome Sciences/Genomics Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region genome sciences/genomics students.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Genome Sciences/Genomics in the Southeast Region

1

Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$31,009 Average Net Price

$59,080 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Genome Sciences/Genomics Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Florida Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Melbourne, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Florida Tech also made our “Best Genome Sciences/Genomics Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Florida Institute of Technology is $31,009 for Southeast Region Genome Sciences/Genomics students.

Read full report on Genome Sciences/Genomics at Florida Institute of Technology

2

Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$32,459 Average Net Price

$71,290 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Genome Sciences/Genomics Schools in the Southeast Region. Duke University is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 6 ’s genome sciences/genomics degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duke, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Genome Sciences/Genomics Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Duke University is $32,459 for southeast region genome sciences/genomics students.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Genome Sciences/Genomics at Duke

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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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