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2023 Best Value Genetics Master's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

40 Colleges
$31,968 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$78,684 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Genetics Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,543 people earned a degree or certificate in genetics, making the major the #206 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Genetics Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 40 schools in the United States to see which master'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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Genetics Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the best value school in the United States for genetics students working on their master’s degree. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fargo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 a year.

North Dakota State University also claimed a spot on our Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value genetics schools in the United States. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.

UW - Madison also claimed a spot on our Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Genetics Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Greensboro are $21,983 per year.

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#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value genetics schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 per year.

Cornell also claimed a spot on our Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Genetics Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.

UC Davis graduate students pay an average of $28,710 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UC Davis is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools list.

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Michigan Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for genetics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan Tech are $22,981 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Michigan Tech also did well on our Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#7

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

With a ranking of #7, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for genetics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $23,949 per year.

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#8

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Genetics Master’s Degree Schools ranking. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of U are $25,705 a year.

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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree genetics programs. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 per year.

Texas A&M College Station also claimed a spot on our Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Genetics Master’s Degree Schools list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW Seattle are $30,912 a year.

UW Seattle also claimed a spot on our Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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Genetics is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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 25 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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