by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major” ranking.
Genetics is the 206th most popular major in the country with 1,698 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. 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.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 451 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major” ranking, we looked at 65 colleges that offer a degree in genetics. That schools that top this list have a program in genetics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree genetics students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manchester University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major list. Manchester University is a small school located in North Manchester, Indiana that handed out 39 masters’s genetics degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keck Graduate Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major list. This small school is located in Claremont, California, and it awarded 11 masters’s genetics degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major. Albert Einstein College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bronx, New York. It awarded 8 masters’s genetics degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major list. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this small public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s genetics students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Out of the 65 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #5 spot on the list. Yale University is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 15 masters’s genetics degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Brandeis University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major list. Waltham, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s genetics degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
With a ranking of #7, Thomas Jefferson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s genetics degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
LIU Post came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major ranking. Brookville, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s genetics degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major ranking, coming in at #9. Tulane is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Johns Hopkins University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major ranking. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 22 degrees to qualified masters’s genetics students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Chicago ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major list. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 12 masters’s genetics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 99%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Stanford University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major ranking. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Stanford, California. It awarded 13 masters’s genetics degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Emory University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major ranking. Emory University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 12 masters’s genetics degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #14, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major list. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 26 masters’s genetics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major ranking, coming in at #15. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 8 masters’s genetics degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Miami ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major list. Coral Gables, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s genetics degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Utah did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major ranking, coming in at #17. University of Utah is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major ranking. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 10 masters’s genetics degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s genetics degrees to 28 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s genetics students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major ranking. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s genetics students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major ranking, coming in at #22. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 9 masters’s genetics degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major ranking, coming in at #23. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s genetics students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Maryland - Baltimore did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major ranking, coming in at #24. University of Maryland - Baltimore is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
University of Connecticut did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major ranking, coming in at #25. University of Connecticut is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 12 masters’s genetics degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
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