2024 Best Genetics Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina
2
Colleges in North Carolina
31
Doctor's Degrees
Genetics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #67 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for genetics students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 31 doctor's degrees in genetics during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology
Average Early-Career Salaries
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on genetics students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of genetics students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Student Debt - How much debt genetics students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized genetics related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for genetics students working on their doctor's degree.
One Size Does Not Fit All
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Genetics Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina list to help you make the college decision.