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2023 Best Value Genetics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$34,140 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,061 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Genetics Bachelor's Degree School for You

Genetics is the #206 most popular major in the country with 1,543 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Genetics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for genetics students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Genetics Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Genetics

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for genetics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Purdue are $28,794 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Purdue also is in the top 5% of our Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Full Genetics at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Madison are $38,608 a year.

UW - Madison not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Read full report on Genetics at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value genetics schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Michigan State are $41,290 per year. Genetics majors at Michigan State take out an average of $24,116 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $452.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Michigan State also is in the top 10% of our Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Read full report on Genetics at Michigan State University

Out of the 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ohio State are $35,019 per year. Genetics majors at Ohio State take out an average of $21,399 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Ohio State also claimed a spot on our Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Genetics at Ohio State University - Main Campus

Best Genetics Colleges by State

Explore the best genetics schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 123
Ohio 83
Illinois 34
Indiana 77
Wisconsin 157

One of 14 majors within the area of study, genetics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 107,165
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 14,535
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 11,615
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 8,813
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 7,247

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Domaina.

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