2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Genetics in Pennsylvania

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 Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Pennsylvania, there were 68 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 34 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania master’s degree genetics students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Genetics in Pennsylvania

#1

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s genetics degrees to qualified students.

Pitt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836.

Full Pitt Genetics Report

#2

Arcadia University

Glenside, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$28,120 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$71,015 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Arcadia University landed the #2 spot on the 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 #2 spot in our “Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arcadia University are $28,120, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Genetics at Arcadia

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Genetics

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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