by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 1,698 people earned their degree in genetics, making the major the 206th most popular in the United States. In , genetics graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $36,723 and had an average of $22,086 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 290 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,538 and $33,804 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 57 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,660 and $23,761 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in genetics. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in genetics.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree genetics students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Fredonia. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Fredonia, New York, this small public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s genetics students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cedar Crest College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Cedar Crest College is located in Allentown, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s genetics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s genetics degrees to 45 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s genetics students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #4 spot on the list. GWU is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 0 bachelors’s genetics degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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