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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Genetics in the Far Western US Region

6 Ranked Colleges
43 Degrees Awarded
$36,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” 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.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 188 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,400 and $15,000 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 43 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 6 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.

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 Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree genetics students.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Genetics in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Francisco. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. University of California - San Francisco is a small public school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 2 doctorate’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSF also took the #4 spot in our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCSF are $28,092.

Read more about Genetics at UCSF

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 10 doctorate’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also took the #2 spot in our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Genetics at UW Seattle

#3

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #3 spot on the list. University of California - Los Angeles is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 2 doctorate’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131.

Read more about Genetics at University of California - Los Angeles

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. Davis, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s genetics degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Davis, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700.

Full UC Davis Genetics Report

#5

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s genetics students in 2019-2020.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Southern California Genetics Report

#6

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

Stanford University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region ranking. Stanford is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stanford, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stanford, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford University are $55,011, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Genetics at Stanford

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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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