2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina

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 North Carolina” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 North Carolina, there were 81 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in genetics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality genetics programs that also have a lower cost than 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 North Carolina”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina.

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

#1

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$21,918 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$67,324 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s genetics students in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of North Carolina at Greensboro Genetics Report

#2

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #2 spot on the list. Duke University is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s genetics degrees to qualified students.

Duke not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Genetics at Duke

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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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