2023 Best Value Genetics Graduate Certificate Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Genetics Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 717 people earned a degree or certificate in genetics, making the major the #157 most popular in the United States.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Value Genetics Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for genetics students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Genetics Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
Check out the genetics graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Genetics
Our 2023 rankings named Grand Valley State University the best value school in the United States for genetics students working on their graduate certificate. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.
GVSU graduate students pay an average of $17,904 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Indiana State are $15,562 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Regis University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Genetics Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Regis U graduate students pay an average of $15,079 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large student population.
VCU graduate students pay an average of $29,546 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Genetics at Virginia Commonwealth University
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great value for genetics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia are $52,924 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Columbia also did well on our Best Genetics Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for genetics students working on their graduate certificate. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pitt are $42,024 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s best value schools for genetics students working on their graduate certificate. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCONN are $42,237 a year.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate genetics programs. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U-M are $50,464 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, U-M also is in the top 10% of our Best Genetics Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.
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Genetics Related Majors for Genetics
One of 14 majors within the area of study, genetics has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Genetics
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 8 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.
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