2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Genetics in North Carolina

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Doctorate in North Carolina” 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 North Carolina, there were 14 molecular genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 molecular genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,103 and $114,434 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent molecular genetics programs, but they also cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The molecular genetics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Molecular Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina”.

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Best Value Molecular Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina doctor’s degree molecular genetics students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Genetics in North Carolina

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Molecular Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s molecular genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

Duke not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Molecular Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Molecular Genetics at Duke

#1

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$39,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Forest University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Molecular Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina list. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 2 doctorate’s molecular genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

Wake Forest University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Molecular Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wake Forest University are $39,216.

Full Wake Forest University Molecular Genetics Report

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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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