2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Genetics in the Southeast 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 Southeast 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 Southeast region, there were 281 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,300 and $20,814 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 69 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in genetics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great genetics programs and cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree genetics students.
Top 12 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Genetics in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. Raleigh, North Carolina 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.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Clemson is a public institution located in Clemson, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clemson, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. UNC Chapel Hill is a public institution located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UNC Chapel Hill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #4 spot on the list. UGA is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 2 doctorate’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.
UGA also took the #5 spot in our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a large school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 3 doctorate’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree genetics students list, UAB has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAB are $19,188, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at VCU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Florida ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 4 doctorate’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.
UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #7, West Virginia University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. West Virginia University is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
WVU also made our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. Average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Wake Forest University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s genetics degrees to qualified students.
Wake Forest University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wake Forest University are $39,216.
University of Miami came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 2 doctorate’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.
U Miami also took the #7 spot in our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Miami are $40,220.
Duke University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s genetics students in 2019-2020.
Duke did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Vanderbilt University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s genetics degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
Vanderbilt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624.
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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%.
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- *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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