2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Massachusetts” 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 Massachusetts, there were 20 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,213 and $99,210 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts” ranking looked at 2 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the genetics program at the school. 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 Massachusetts”.

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Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Genetics in Massachusetts

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$50,654 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts. Harvard is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 4 doctorate’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard also took the #1 spot in our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Genetics at Harvard University

#2

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$55,168 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s genetics students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our massachusetts doctor’s degree genetics students list, Tufts has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Genetics at Tufts

#3

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s genetics degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Boston U 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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