2023 Best Value Colleges for Genome Sciences/Genomics in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)
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Ranked Colleges
67
Degrees Awarded
$21,300
Avg Net Price*
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Genome Sciences/Genomics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Genome Sciences/Genomics is the 1004th most popular major in the country with 137 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 67 genome sciences/genomics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Genome Sciences/Genomics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in genome sciences/genomics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality genome sciences/genomics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the genome sciences/genomics program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Genome Sciences/Genomics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region genome sciences/genomics students with aid.
Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Genome Sciences/Genomics in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Genome Sciences/Genomics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified ’s genome sciences/genomics students in 2020-2021.
Johns Hopkins did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Genome Sciences/Genomics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Johns Hopkins University is $23,428 for middle atlantic region genome sciences/genomics students with aid.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Genome Sciences/Genomics at Johns Hopkins University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Genome Sciences/Genomics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified ’s genome sciences/genomics students in 2020-2021.
University at Buffalo also made our “Best Genome Sciences/Genomics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $19,262 for middle atlantic region genome sciences/genomics students with aid per year to attend University at Buffalo.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Genome Sciences/Genomics at University at Buffalo
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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