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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Genome Sciences/Genomics

8 Ranked Colleges
101 Degrees Awarded
$29,700 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Genome Sciences/Genomics Major

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Genome Sciences/Genomics is the 1004th most popular major in the country with 198 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 101 genome sciences/genomics graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genome Sciences/Genomics Major” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in genome sciences/genomics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their genome sciences/genomics program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genome Sciences/Genomics Major

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genome Sciences/Genomics Major”.

Top 8 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Genome Sciences/Genomics

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Manchester University
North Manchester, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manchester University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genome Sciences/Genomics Major list. Located in North Manchester, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 39 diplomas to qualified masters’s genome sciences/genomics students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Genome Sciences/Genomics at Manchester University

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genome Sciences/Genomics Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 22 degrees to qualified masters’s genome sciences/genomics students in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Genome Sciences/Genomics at Johns Hopkins

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Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genome Sciences/Genomics Major that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 3 masters’s genome sciences/genomics degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Genome Sciences/Genomics at North Dakota State University

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University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York

Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genome Sciences/Genomics Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s genome sciences/genomics students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University at Buffalo Genome Sciences/Genomics Report

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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genome Sciences/Genomics Major. Duke is a private not-for-profit institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Genome Sciences/Genomics at Duke

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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

Wayne State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genome Sciences/Genomics Major ranking. Wayne State University is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 masters’s genome sciences/genomics degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Genome Sciences/Genomics at Wayne State

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

With a ranking of #7, North Carolina State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genome Sciences/Genomics Major list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 3 masters’s genome sciences/genomics degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full North Carolina State University Genome Sciences/Genomics Report

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

George Washington University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genome Sciences/Genomics Major ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s genome sciences/genomics students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Genome Sciences/Genomics at George Washington University

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