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2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

10 Ranked Colleges
86 Degrees Awarded
$37,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region

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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 the Great Lakes region, there were 382 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,500 and $24,611 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 86 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Genetics in the Great Lakes Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s genetics students in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also took the #2 spot in our “Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Genetics at UW - Madison

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 8 masters’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

IUPUI also made our “Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at IUPUI are $26,013, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Genetics Report

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan Technological University is located in Houghton, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s genetics degrees to qualified students.

Michigan Tech also made our “Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Tech are $21,996.

Read full report on Genetics at Michigan Tech

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. UC is a large public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 13 masters’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree genetics students list, UC has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Genetics Master’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 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644.

Read more about Genetics at UC

#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#4 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 #5 for the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 1 masters’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also made our “Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056.

Full Michigan State Genetics Report

#5 in overall quality

Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Ohio State University - Main Campus is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s genetics degrees to qualified students.

Ohio State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Genetics at Ohio State

#7

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#10 in overall quality

Wayne State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s genetics students in 2019-2020.

Wayne State also took the #10 spot in our “Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Wayne State University Genetics Report

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s genetics students in 2019-2020.

U-M also made our “Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548.

Full U-M Genetics Report

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Case Western Reserve University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Case Western is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Case Western did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western Reserve University are $47,958, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Genetics at Case Western Reserve University

#10

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, University of Chicago did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. UChicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 7 masters’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago also made our “Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548.

Read more about Genetics at UChicago

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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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