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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Genetics in the Middle Atlantic Region

12 Ranked Colleges
74 Degrees Awarded
$37,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 Middle Atlantic Region” 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 231 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $20,500 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 74 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in genetics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality genetics programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 12 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Genetics in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s genetics students in 2019-2020.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042.

Read full report on Genetics at Cornell

#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 1 doctorate’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also took the #8 spot in our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University at Buffalo Genetics Report

#3

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the #3 spot on the list. Stony Brook, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s genetics degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stony Brook University are $25,583, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Genetics at SUNY Stony Brook

#4

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s genetics students in 2019-2020.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Genetics at GWU

#5

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s genetics degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Genetics at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s genetics degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836.

Full University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Genetics Report

#7

Yeshiva University

New York, New York
#10 in overall quality

Yeshiva University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in New York, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s genetics students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree genetics students list, Yeshiva has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yeshiva are $35,100, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Genetics at Yeshiva University

#8

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
#11 in overall quality

Howard University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s genetics degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Howard also made our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #11. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Howard are $34,224.

Read full report on Genetics at Howard

#9

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#12 in overall quality

Pennsylvania State University - University Park ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Penn State University Park, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Genetics at Penn State University Park

#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s genetics students in 2019-2020.

Columbia also took the #2 spot in our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194.

Read more about Genetics at Columbia

#11

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, University of Rochester did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 4 doctorate’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Rochester not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Genetics at University of Rochester

#12

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

Johns Hopkins University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Johns Hopkins is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 18 doctorate’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Johns Hopkins University 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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