2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Genetics (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Molecular Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Molecular Genetics is the 675th most popular major in the country with 336 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 133 molecular genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 molecular genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Molecular Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in molecular genetics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality molecular genetics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the molecular genetics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Molecular Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree molecular genetics students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Genetics (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$61,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Molecular Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 2 doctorate’s molecular genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Molecular Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UChicago Molecular Genetics Report

#2

Ohio State University - Main Campus

Columbus, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$37,141 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Molecular Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s molecular genetics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Molecular Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141.

Read more about Molecular Genetics at Ohio State University - Main Campus

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Genetics (Income $48-$75k)

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

Footnotes

• *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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