2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Genetics in Connecticut (With Aid)

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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 Connecticut, there were 57 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 23 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut master’s degree genetics students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Genetics in Connecticut (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 Connecticut For Those Getting Aid list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s genetics students in 2019-2020.

Yale not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Yale Genetics Report

#2

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$59,124 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s genetics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCONN, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Genetics at UCONN

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