2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Genetics in the New England Region (With Aid)

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 New England Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 New England region, there were 102 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $27,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 36 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in genetics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality genetics programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Genetics in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$44,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 17 masters’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Yale, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Yale University Genetics Report

#2

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

Durham, New Hampshire

#2 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 2 masters’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#4 in overall quality

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$59,124 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Connecticut is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 6 masters’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Genetics at University of Connecticut

#4

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts

$55,168 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Tufts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Medford, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts also made our “Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Tufts University Genetics Report

#5

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts

#3 in overall quality

$52,060 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$71,854 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandeis University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Brandeis is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s genetics degrees to qualified students.

Brandeis also took the #3 spot in our “Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis University are $52,060, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Brandeis Genetics Report

• Best Value Master’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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