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2023 Best Value Genetics Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$28,024 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,861 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Genetics School for You

In 2020-2021, 53 degrees and certificates were awarded to genetics students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #162 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Genetics Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value programs for genetics students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Genetics Schools in California

Check out the genetics programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in Genetics

$14,645 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Davis the best value school in California for genetics students. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

UC Davis undergraduate students pay an average of $14,645 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Genetics at University of California - Davis Report

$13,258 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Genetics Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.

UCLA undergraduate students pay an average of $13,258 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCLA also did well on our Best Genetics Schools in California list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Genetics at University of California - Los Angeles

#3

Stanford University

Stanford, CA
$56,169 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

Stanford undergraduate students pay an average of $56,169 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Stanford did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Genetics Schools in California list.

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Best Value Genetics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 14
Oregon 5

More Genetics Rankings in California

Genetics is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 8,920
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 3,221
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 2,488
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 2,290
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 1,964

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Domaina.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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