2023 Best Value Genetics Schools in North Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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 very large public school located in the large 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.
NC State also took the #5 spot in our Best Genetics Schools in North Carolina rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Genetics Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.
UNC Greensboro undergraduate students pay an average of $7,468 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UNC Greensboro excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Genetics Schools in North Carolina list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Genetics Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $9,028 per year.
UNC Chapel Hill also made our Best Genetics Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #4.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Wake Forest University is a great value for genetics students. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winston-Salem.
Wake Forest University undergraduate students pay an average of $59,770 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Wake Forest University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Genetics Schools in North Carolina list.
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The excellent programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best genetics schools in North Carolina. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Duke are $60,244 per year.
Duke also took the #1 spot in our Best Genetics Schools in North Carolina rankings.
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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 |
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Genetics Related Majors for Genetics
One of 14 majors within the area of study, genetics has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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).
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