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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Genetics in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
140 Degrees Awarded
$19,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,403 people earned their degree in genetics, making the major the 218th most popular in the United States. 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 Southeast region, there were 281 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,300 and $20,814 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 140 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in genetics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent genetics programs, but they also cost less that 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 genetics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Genetics in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. North Carolina State University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s genetics degrees to qualified students.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for NC State is $16,458 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Genetics students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full North Carolina State University Genetics Report

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 47 degrees to qualified bachelors’s genetics students in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for University of Georgia is $13,649 for southeast region bachelor’s degree genetics students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Georgia Genetics Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree genetics students with aid list, UAB has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UAB is $16,953 for southeast region bachelor’s degree genetics students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Genetics at UAB

#4

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 55 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s genetics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clemson, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Clemson University is $20,008 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Genetics students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Genetics at Clemson

#5

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Melbourne, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida Tech, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida Institute of Technology is $31,097 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Genetics students with aid.

Read full report on Genetics at Florida Tech

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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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