2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 District of Columbia” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,403 people earned their degree in genetics, making the major the 218th most popular in the United States. 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 District of Columbia, there were 3 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

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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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 District of Columbia”.

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Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia doctor’s degree genetics students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Genetics in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia list. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full GWU Genetics Report

#1

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia list. Howard is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard also made our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard University are $34,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Genetics at Howard

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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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