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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Genetics in Illinois (With Aid)

1 Ranked Colleges
4 Degrees Awarded
$61,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Molecular Genetics Schools for a Master's in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Molecular Genetics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 336 people earned their degree in molecular genetics, making the major the 675th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 6 molecular genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 molecular genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality molecular genetics programs that also have a lower cost than 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 molecular genetics program at the school. 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 Molecular Genetics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Molecular Genetics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree molecular genetics students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Genetics in Illinois (With Aid)

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Molecular Genetics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. University of Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 4 masters’s molecular genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago also took the #1 spot in our “Best Molecular Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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