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2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Ranked Colleges
82 Degrees Awarded
$37,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 231 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $20,500 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 82 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region”.

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Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Genetics in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#5 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 #1 for the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. This large school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 6 masters’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also took the #5 spot in our “Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Genetics at University at Buffalo

#2

Arcadia University

Glenside, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arcadia University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Arcadia is a small school located in Glenside, Pennsylvania that handed out 16 masters’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Arcadia, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Genetics Master’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 Arcadia University are $28,120.

Read more about Genetics at Arcadia University

#3

LIU Post

Brookville, New York
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LIU Post. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. LIU Post is located in Brookville, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s genetics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree genetics students list, LIU Post has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Genetics Master’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 LIU Post are $23,479.

Read full report on Genetics at LIU Post

#4

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 11 masters’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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 Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132.

Full Rutgers University - New Brunswick Genetics Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s genetics students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree genetics students list, Pitt has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Genetics at Pitt

#2 in overall quality

Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 6 masters’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read more about Genetics at Columbia University in the City of New York

#7

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

Johns Hopkins University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Johns Hopkins University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Genetics at Johns Hopkins

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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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