Bachelor's degree · Biological and biomedical sciences · CIP 26.08
Genetics: earnings and debt by college
The College Scorecard lists 26 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in Genetics, together awarding 740 of these degrees in the most recent year. At the median institution, graduates who received federal aid earn $39,703 one year after finishing and $69,265 five years after finishing (two separate graduating classes). The median institution's graduates leave with $20,000 in federal student loans.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Compare Genetics programs on one chart
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Each dot is one institution's program; branch campuses share their institution's figures and appear as one dot. Dashed lines mark the median for all colleges. Showing 10 of 26; programs missing either value are left out (the Scorecard withholds figures for small programs).
Colleges with a bachelor's in Genetics
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison · Public | WI | 105 | $43,621 | $69,334 | $19,500 |
| Michigan State University East Lansing · Public | MI | 82 | $37,814 | $63,051 | $20,500 |
| University of California-Davis Davis · Public | CA | 79 | $47,413 | $69,196 | $16,250 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus · Public | OH | 62 | $38,666 | $73,317 | $23,250 |
| University of Georgia Athens · Public | GA | 47 | $34,806 | n/a | $21,268 |
| Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette · Public | IN | 43 | $39,174 | $54,007 | $17,987 |
| Clemson University Clemson · Public | SC | 42 | n/a | $68,311 | $23,250 |
| Iowa State University Ames · Public | IA | 36 | $42,109 | $61,176 | $26,860 |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick · Public | NJ | 34 | $37,361 | $84,617 | $19,258 |
| Texas A&M University-College Station College Station · Public | TX | 33 | $32,806 | $71,091 | $15,175 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh · Public | NC | 30 | $45,068 | n/a | $18,562 |
| Washington State University Pullman · Public | WA | 29 | $40,232 | n/a | n/a |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham · Public | AL | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham · Public | NH | 20 | $57,059 | $93,528 | $27,000 |
| Auburn University Auburn · Public | AL | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of California-Irvine Irvine · Public | CA | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Temple University Philadelphia · Public | PA | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia · Public | NY | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces · Public | NM | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Northwestern College Orange City · Private nonprofit | IA | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware · Private nonprofit | OH | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne · Private nonprofit | FL | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Western Kentucky University Bowling Green · Public | KY | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Cedar Crest College Allentown · Private nonprofit | PA | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Davidson College Davidson · Private nonprofit | NC | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of New Haven West Haven · Private nonprofit | CT | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Quick facts: Genetics
- How many colleges offer a bachelor's degree in Genetics?
- The College Scorecard lists 26 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in Genetics.
- How much do Genetics graduates earn?
- Across institutions, the median of graduates' median earnings is $39,703 one year after graduation (12 institutions reporting) and $69,265 five years after graduation (10 institutions reporting). These figures cover graduates who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled in school. Branch campuses share their institution's figures, so each institution counts once.
- Where do Genetics graduates earn the most five years after graduation?
- By reported median earnings five years after graduation: University of New Hampshire-Main Campus ($93,528), Rutgers University-New Brunswick ($84,617), Ohio State University-Main Campus ($73,317), Texas A&M University-College Station ($71,091), and University of Wisconsin-Madison ($69,334).
- How much student debt do Genetics graduates have?
- The median institution's Genetics graduates leave with $20,000 in federal student loans (12 institutions reporting). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
- Which colleges award the most Genetics degrees?
- By bachelor's degrees awarded in the most recent year: University of Wisconsin-Madison (105), Michigan State University (82), University of California-Davis (79), Ohio State University-Main Campus (62), and University of Georgia (47).
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How these numbers work
Figures cover bachelor's degree programs in Genetics (CIP code 26.08), as reported in the College Scorecard. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid, measured one and five years after they finished, among those working and not enrolled in school; the one-year and five-year figures describe different graduating classes. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation. The Scorecard withholds figures for programs with few graduates, so many smaller programs show n/a. Summary figures are medians across institutions: the Scorecard reports program earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure and count once. All figures are from the Scorecard's most recent field-of-study release. More on the data.