by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 232 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,861 and $13,848 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 51 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,396 and $49,784 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in genetics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their genetics program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The genetics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major in the Far Western US Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keck Graduate Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major in the Far Western US Region 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.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Stanford, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas 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 98%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 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 0.2% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Davis is a large public school situated in Davis, California. It awarded 3 masters’s genetics degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major in the Far Western US Region list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s genetics degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, 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 University of Southern California. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major in the Far Western US Region. University of Southern California is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 masters’s genetics degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern California University of Health Sciences landed the #5 spot on the list. SCU is a small school located in Whittier, California that handed out 0 masters’s genetics degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Pullman, Washington, and it awarded 20 masters’s genetics degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #5 spot on the list. UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 masters’s genetics degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
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