2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 District of Columbia, there were 3 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 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.

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 District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia doctor’s degree genetics students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Genetics in District of Columbia (With Aid)

#1

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s genetics students in 2019-2020.

Howard also took the #1 spot in our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard are $34,224, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Genetics at Howard

#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s genetics degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia doctor’s degree genetics students with aid list, GWU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Genetics at George Washington University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Genetics in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Genetics (With Aid)

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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