by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Genetics Major in New York” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Genetics is the 206th most popular major in the country with 1,543 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, genetics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,723 and had an average of $22,299 in loans still to pay off.
Across New York, there were 68 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Genetics Major in New York” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in genetics. To top this list, a school must have a successful genetics program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Genetics Major in New York”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Fredonia. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Genetics Major in New York. SUNY Fredonia is a small public school situated in Fredonia, New York. It awarded 13 ’s genetics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Genetics Major in New York. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified ’s genetics students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LIU Post. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Genetics Major in New York. LIU Post is located in Brookville, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s genetics degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Genetics Major in New York. Cornell University is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 8 ’s genetics degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Genetics Major in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Albert Einstein College of Medicine landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Bronx, New York, and it awarded 8 ’s genetics degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Stony Brook University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Genetics Major in New York list. This large school is located in Stony Brook, New York, and it awarded 5 ’s genetics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University at Buffalo came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Genetics Major in New York ranking. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 4 ’s genetics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Rochester came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Genetics Major in New York ranking. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 3 ’s genetics degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Hofstra University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Genetics Major in New York list. Hofstra is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Hempstead, New York. It awarded 0 ’s genetics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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