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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Genetics in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

3 Ranked Colleges
7 Degrees Awarded
$40,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Molecular Genetics Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Molecular Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 7 molecular genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Molecular Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the molecular genetics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Molecular Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Molecular Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree molecular genetics students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Genetics in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Molecular Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan Technological University landed the #1 spot on the list. Michigan Technological University is a medium-sized school located in Houghton, Michigan that handed out 1 masters’s molecular genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Molecular Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Technological University are $21,996, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Molecular Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Ohio State is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 2 masters’s molecular genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree molecular genetics students with aid list, Ohio State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Molecular Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Molecular Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. UChicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 4 masters’s molecular genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UChicago, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Molecular Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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

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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