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2023 Best Value Genetics Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$47,928 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$78,684 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Genetics Master'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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Genetics Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Genetics

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Yale University the best value school in the New England Region for genetics students working on their master’s degree. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

Yale graduate students pay an average of $45,700 in tuition and fees each year.

Yale not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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#2

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Out of the 3 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandeis University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Brandeis are $53,618 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great value for genetics students working on their master’s degree. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCONN are $42,237 per year.

Full Genetics at University of Connecticut Report

Best Genetics Colleges by State

Explore the best genetics schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 15
Connecticut 67
New Hampshire 18

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

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