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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Genetics in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
43 Degrees Awarded
$38,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Genetics is the 218th most popular major in the country with 1,403 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Far Western US region, there were 188 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,400 and $15,000 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 43 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in genetics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great genetics programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree genetics students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Genetics in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #1 spot on the list. Stanford is located in Stanford, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 doctorate’s genetics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree genetics students with aid list, Stanford has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford University are $55,011.

Read more about Genetics at Stanford University

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UW Seattle Genetics Report

#3

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California 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 UCLA, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCLA Genetics Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. UC Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s genetics degrees to qualified students.

UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Genetics at UC Davis

#5

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s genetics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715.

Full University of Southern California 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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