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Best Value Genetics Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best Value Genetics Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$29,128 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,968 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Genetics School for You

In 2020-2021, 87 degrees and certificates were awarded to genetics students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #152 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Genetics Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value 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.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Genetics

Our analysis found North Carolina State University to be the best value school for genetics students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NC State are $9,131 a year. While working on their degree, genetics majors at NC State accumulate an average of around $22,968 in student debt.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NC State is ranked #5 for overall quality for genetics in North Carolina.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great value for genetics students. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Greensboro are $7,468 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNC Greensboro also did well on our Best Genetics Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Out of the 5 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $9,028 per year.

UNC Chapel Hill also took the #4 spot in our Best Genetics Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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#4

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC
$59,770 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Wake Forest University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best genetics schools in North Carolina. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winston-Salem.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wake Forest University are $59,770 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Wake Forest University is ranked #2 for overall quality for genetics in North Carolina.

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#5

Duke University

Durham, NC
$60,244 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Genetics Schools in North Carolina list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

Duke undergraduate students pay an average of $60,244 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Duke not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Genetics Schools in North Carolina list.

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Best Value Genetics Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 65
Virginia 8
Florida 22
Tennessee 1
Kentucky 2
South Carolina 79
Louisiana 14
Arkansas 8
Alabama 17
West Virginia 1

More Genetics Rankings in North Carolina

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 5 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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