Best Value Colleges for Genetics
Schools ranked by payback period — how quickly you recoup your investment through higher earnings.
10
Schools Ranked
$33,091
Avg. Earnings
8.9 yrs
Best Payback
291
Graduates
How we calculate value: Payback = (4 years of net price) / (major earnings - $35k baseline). A 2-year payback means you recoup your investment in 2 years through higher earnings vs. not attending college.
| # | School | Major Earnings | Payback |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH · Public | $44,356 | 8.9 yrs |
| 2 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · Public | $37,208 | 18.8 yrs |
| 3 | University of California-Davis Davis, CA · Public | $36,717 | 33.1 yrs |
| 4 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ · Public | $23,351 | N/A |
| 5 | Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH · Public | $34,847 | N/A |
| 6 | Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX · Public | $28,960 | N/A |
| 7 | Michigan State University East Lansing, MI · Public | $31,127 | N/A |
| 8 | Iowa State University Ames, IA · Public | $30,047 | N/A |
| 9 | Washington State University Pullman, WA · Public | $34,704 | N/A |
| 10 | University of Georgia Athens, GA · Public | $29,593 | N/A |
Payback uses earnings by major from the College Scorecard's field-of-study file, last updated June 2026, against net price from the June 2026 release. Scorecard publishes the two separately, so they are different vintages.