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2023 Best Value Genetics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$33,013 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Genetics Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for genetics students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for genetics majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Genetics

Our analysis found Grand Valley State University to be the best value school for genetics students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . GVSU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GVSU are $17,904 a year.

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#2

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Genetics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Indiana State graduate students pay an average of $15,562 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Genetics at Indiana State University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great value for genetics students working on their graduate certificate. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U-M are $50,464 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, U-M is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Genetics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Best Genetics Colleges by State

Explore the best genetics colleges 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 3 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).
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