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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Genetics (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
140 Degrees Awarded
$13,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,403 people earned their degree in genetics, making the major the 218th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, genetics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,167 and had an average of $22,619 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 281 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,300 and $20,814 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 140 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in genetics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent genetics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the genetics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The 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 Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree genetics students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Genetics (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s genetics degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $7,285 for southeast region bachelor’s degree genetics students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend North Carolina State University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read full report on Genetics at North Carolina State University

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Georgia is $7,541 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Genetics students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.

Full University of Georgia Genetics Report

#3

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 55 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s genetics students in 2019-2020.

Clemson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Clemson is $13,698 for southeast region bachelor’s degree genetics students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Genetics at Clemson University

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #4 spot on the list. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s genetics degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

UAB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,554 for southeast region bachelor’s degree genetics students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UAB.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Genetics at UAB

#5

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Florida Institute of Technology is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Melbourne, Florida. It awarded 5 bachelors’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $26,604 for southeast region bachelor’s degree genetics students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Florida Tech.

Read more about Genetics at Florida Institute of Technology

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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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