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 Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major in the Southeast 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 Southeast region, there were 336 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,199 and $20,375 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 79 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,462 and $43,311 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree 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 colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree genetics students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this small public school handed out 8 diplomas 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major in the Southeast Region. Tulane University of Louisiana is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 17 masters’s genetics degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, 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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Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 12 masters’s genetics degrees in 2021-2022.
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. 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major in the Southeast Region list. UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 masters’s genetics degrees to qualified students.
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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major in the Southeast Region list. U Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 masters’s genetics degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 3 masters’s genetics degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Duke University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s genetics degrees to 23 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
North Carolina State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 masters’s genetics degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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.
With a ranking of #10, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major in the Southeast Region list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s genetics students in 2021-2022.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
West Virginia University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 2 masters’s genetics degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
Clemson University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetics Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 2 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 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
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