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2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

8 Ranked Colleges
82 Degrees Awarded
$38,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 231 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $20,500 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 82 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the 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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Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree genetics students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Genetics (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Columbia is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Columbia University in the City of New York Genetics Report

#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s genetics degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Johns Hopkins, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425.

Full Johns Hopkins Genetics Report

#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 6 masters’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also took the #5 spot in our “Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Genetics at University at Buffalo

#4

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rochester. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s genetics degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

University of Rochester also took the #0 spot in our “Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505.

Read full report on Genetics at University of Rochester

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s genetics degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Pitt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Genetics at Pitt

#6

Arcadia University

Glenside, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #6, Arcadia University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Glenside, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified masters’s genetics students in 2019-2020.

Arcadia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arcadia are $28,120, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Genetics at Arcadia

#7

LIU Post

Brookville, New York
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, LIU Post did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Brookville, New York, and it awarded 10 masters’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

LIU Post did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at LIU Post are $23,479, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full LIU Post Genetics Report

#8

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is a large school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 11 masters’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers New Brunswick, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Rutgers New Brunswick 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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