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2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$40,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 Great Lakes region, there were 382 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,500 and $24,611 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 45 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 7 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the genetics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree genetics students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Genetics in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523.

Read full report on Genetics at UW - Madison

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s genetics students in 2019-2020.

IUPUI also made our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis are $26,013, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Genetics at IUPUI

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s genetics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Genetics at U-M

#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Genetics at Michigan State

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141.

Read full report on Genetics at Ohio State

#6

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Chicago did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Chicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 7 doctorate’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Chicago Genetics Report

#4 in overall quality

Case Western Reserve University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s genetics students in 2019-2020.

Case Western did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western are $47,958, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Genetics at Case Western Reserve University

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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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