2022 Best Value Human/Medical Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes 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 Human/Medical Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Human/Medical Genetics is the 746th most popular major in the country with 299 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 59 human/medical genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 human/medical genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Human/Medical Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in human/medical genetics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality human/medical genetics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the human/medical genetics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Human/Medical Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Human/Medical Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Human/Medical Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Human/Medical Genetics in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana

#3 in overall quality

$26,013 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Human/Medical Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s human/medical genetics students in 2019-2020.

IUPUI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Human/Medical Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis are $26,013.

Full IUPUI Human/Medical Genetics Report

#2

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Human/Medical Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #2 spot on the list. U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s human/medical genetics degrees to qualified students.

U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Human/Medical Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548.

Read full report on Human/Medical Genetics at U-M

#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$61,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Human/Medical Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s human/medical genetics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UChicago, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Human/Medical Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548.

Read full report on Human/Medical Genetics at UChicago

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Human/Medical Genetics

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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