2022 Best Value Molecular Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Doctorate in the Southeast Region” 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 the Southeast region, there were 14 molecular genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 molecular genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality molecular genetics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the molecular genetics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Molecular Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Molecular Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Genetics in the Southeast Region

#1

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$39,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Forest University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Molecular Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s molecular genetics degrees to qualified students.

Wake Forest University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Molecular Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wake Forest University are $39,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Molecular Genetics at Wake Forest University

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Molecular Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #1 spot on the list. Duke University is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s molecular genetics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duke, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Molecular Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Duke University Molecular Genetics Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Molecular 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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