by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Genome Sciences/Genomics Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Genome Sciences/Genomics is the 1004th most popular major in the country with 137 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 60 genome sciences/genomics graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genome Sciences/Genomics Major” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in genome sciences/genomics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their genome sciences/genomics program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genome Sciences/Genomics Major”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genome Sciences/Genomics Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Manchester University landed the #1 spot on the list. Manchester University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in North Manchester, Indiana. It awarded 26 masters’s genome sciences/genomics degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genome Sciences/Genomics Major list. Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 masters’s genome sciences/genomics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genome Sciences/Genomics Major that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Genome Sciences/Genomics at North Dakota State University
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genome Sciences/Genomics Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #4 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 3 masters’s genome sciences/genomics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Genome Sciences/Genomics at University at Buffalo
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genome Sciences/Genomics Major. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 1 masters’s genome sciences/genomics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #6, Wayne State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genome Sciences/Genomics Major list. Wayne State is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 1 masters’s genome sciences/genomics degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Genome Sciences/Genomics at Wayne State University
North Carolina State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genome Sciences/Genomics Major ranking. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 1 masters’s genome sciences/genomics degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
George Washington University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genome Sciences/Genomics Major ranking, coming in at #8. GWU is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 2 masters’s genome sciences/genomics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
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