2023 Best Value Human/Medical Genetics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$26,600
Avg Net Price*
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In 2020-2021, 272 people earned their degree in human/medical genetics, making the major the 751st most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 42 human/medical genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Human/Medical Genetics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in human/medical genetics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great human/medical genetics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the human/medical genetics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Human/Medical Genetics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region human/medical genetics students.
Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Human/Medical Genetics in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Human/Medical Genetics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, LIU Post landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Brookville, New York, and it awarded 11 ’s human/medical genetics degrees in 2020-2021.
LIU Post not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Human/Medical Genetics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $26,069 for middle atlantic region human/medical genetics students per year to attend LIU Post.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Human/Medical Genetics at LIU Post
Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Human/Medical Genetics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Pitt is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 18 ’s human/medical genetics degrees in 2020-2021.
Pitt also made our “Best Human/Medical Genetics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Pitt is $27,058 for middle atlantic region human/medical genetics students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Human/Medical Genetics at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
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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
- *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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