2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Genetics in Virginia (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Virginia, there were 8 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Genetics in Virginia (With Aid)

#1

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s genetics students in 2019-2020.

VCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Genetics at Virginia Commonwealth University

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

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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