2023 Most Well Attended Molecular Genetics Major in the Plains States Region

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In 2020-2021, 359 people earned their degree in molecular genetics, making the major the 659th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 8 molecular genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Molecular Genetics Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in molecular genetics. To top this list, a school must have a successful molecular genetics program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Well Attended Molecular Genetics Major in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Molecular Genetics Major in the Plains States Region”.

Top 2 Most Popular Colleges for Molecular Genetics in the Plains States Region

1

Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 overall quality in Plains States

$61,341 Average Early-Career Earnings

$17,265 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Molecular Genetics Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified ’s molecular genetics students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Molecular Genetics at Washington University in St Louis

2

Black Hills State University
Spearfish, South Dakota

$34,476 Average Early-Career Earnings

$25,934 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Black Hills State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Molecular Genetics Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Spearfish, South Dakota, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified ’s molecular genetics students in 2020-2021.

Full BHSU Molecular Genetics Report

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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