2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Genetics
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 685 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 21 colleges that offer a degree 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.
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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree genetics students.
Top 21 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Genetics
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 Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s genetics degrees to qualified students.
Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Iowa State University is $15,496 for bachelor’s degree genetics students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Out of the 21 schools in the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Fredonia landed the #2 spot on the list. SUNY Fredonia is a public institution located in Fredonia, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
SUNY Fredonia also made our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Fredonia is $14,824 for Bachelor’s Degree Genetics students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s. North Carolina State University is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
NC State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for North Carolina State University is $16,458 for bachelor’s degree genetics students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s genetics degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.
Purdue also made our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Purdue University - Main Campus is $13,986 for bachelor’s degree genetics students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UAB is a large public school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 9 bachelors’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree genetics students list, UAB has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Alabama at Birmingham is $16,953 for Bachelor’s Degree Genetics students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
University of Georgia ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UGA is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 47 bachelors’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.
UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Georgia is $13,649 for bachelor’s degree genetics students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 ranking of #7, Washington State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Wazzu is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 28 bachelors’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wazzu, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $16,358 for bachelor’s degree genetics students per year to attend Washington State University.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a public institution located in Durham, New Hampshire. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree genetics students list, UNH has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNH is $24,067 for Bachelor’s Degree Genetics students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
With a ranking of #9, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s genetics students in 2019-2020.
NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for NMSU Main Campus is $8,659 for bachelor’s degree genetics students.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 84 bachelors’s genetics degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $17,708 for Bachelor’s Degree Genetics students per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison.
The student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 41 bachelors’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.
Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #16. It costs about $21,654 for bachelor’s degree genetics students per year to attend Rutgers New Brunswick.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 55 bachelors’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.
Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus is $17,616 for bachelor’s degree genetics students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Michigan State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school handed out 62 degrees to qualified bachelors’s genetics students in 2019-2020.
Michigan State also made our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for Michigan State is $19,173 for bachelor’s degree genetics students.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $19,057 for bachelor’s degree genetics students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Clemson University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Clemson University is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 55 bachelors’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.
Clemson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Clemson University is $20,008 for bachelor’s degree genetics students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Cedar Crest College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Allentown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s genetics degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
Cedar Crest also took the #15 spot in our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Cedar Crest is $21,520 for bachelor’s degree genetics students.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #17, University of New Haven did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of New Haven is located in West Haven, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s genetics degrees to qualified students.
University of New Haven not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Haven is $33,400 for bachelor’s degree genetics students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of California - Davis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. UC Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 86 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UC Davis is $14,669 for bachelor’s degree genetics students.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Genetics at University of California - Davis
Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. Florida Institute of Technology is a medium-sized school located in Melbourne, Florida that handed out 5 bachelors’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.
Florida Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $31,097 for Bachelor’s Degree Genetics students per year to attend Florida Institute of Technology.
University of California - Irvine did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. University of California - Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s genetics degrees to qualified students.
UC Irvine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of California - Irvine is $14,783 for bachelor’s degree genetics students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 more about Genetics at University of California - Irvine
Ohio Wesleyan University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Ohio Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Delaware, Ohio. It awarded 8 bachelors’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.
OWU also made our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #18. The yearly cost to attend Ohio Wesleyan University is $25,294 for Bachelor’s Degree Genetics students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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- 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%.
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