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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Genetics (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

1 Ranked Colleges
43 Degrees Awarded
$18,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Genetics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Genetics is the 218th most popular major in the country with 1,403 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, genetics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,167 and had an average of $22,619 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 91 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,800 and $24,250 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 43 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great 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 genetics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

More Ways to Rank Genetics Schools

The genetics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Vallue Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k”.

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Best Vallue Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree genetics students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Genetics (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Iowa State University is $15,496 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Genetics students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Genetics at Iowa State

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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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