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2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
27 Degrees Awarded
$49,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that 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 New England region, there were 102 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $27,000 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the genetics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Genetics (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s genetics students in 2019-2020.

Yale did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Genetics at Yale

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Harvard is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 4 doctorate’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654.

Read full report on Genetics at Harvard

#3

Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dartmouth College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Hanover, New Hampshire, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Dartmouth, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Dartmouth College are $58,120.

Read full report on Genetics at Dartmouth College

#4

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s genetics degrees to qualified students.

Tufts also took the #4 spot in our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Genetics at Tufts University

#5

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #5 spot on the list. Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s genetics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666.

Full Boston U Genetics Report

#4 in overall quality

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 1 doctorate’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH also took the #4 spot in our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNH are $29,970.

Read more about Genetics at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

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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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