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2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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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The genetics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region”.

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Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

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

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Genetics at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. Michigan State is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Michigan State University Genetics Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree genetics students list, IUPUI has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IUPUI are $26,013, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Genetics at IUPUI

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141.

Full Ohio State Genetics Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s genetics degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree genetics students list, U-M has also earned the #5 rank 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.

Full U-M Genetics Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Case Western Reserve University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 9 doctorate’s genetics degrees 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western are $47,958.

Read more about Genetics at Case Western

#6

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

University of Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree genetics students list, UChicago has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UChicago Genetics Report

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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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