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2026 Best Value Human/Medical Genetics Schools in California

[Human/Medical Genetics](/majors/biological-biomedical-sciences/genetics/human-medical-genetics/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong human/medical genetics education at a price that pays off.

College Factual analyzed 4 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value human/medical genetics schools.

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• Best Value Human/Medical Genetics Schools in California

2026 Best Value Human/Medical Genetics Schools in California

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the human/medical genetics degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Human/Medical Genetics Schools

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Stanford University
Stanford, CA

$65,910 In-State Tuition & Fees

$10,492 Avg Student Debt

$124,080 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is Stanford University, our #1 best value for human/medical genetics in California. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford University is a very large private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $65,910 in tuition and fees. Human/medical Genetics graduates carry a median of $10,492 in student loans. Soon after graduation, human/medical genetics degree recipients from Stanford University generally make around $100,827. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Stanford University admits about 4% of applicants.

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Southern California University Of Health Sciences
Whittier, CA

$14,390 In-State Tuition & Fees

$20,378 Avg Student Debt

$70,649 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes Southern California University Of Health Sciences one of the best values for human/medical genetics. Located in the suburb of Whittier, Southern California University Of Health Sciences is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $14,390. Typical student debt for human/medical genetics graduates is $20,378. Early-career human/medical genetics graduates make about $48,442. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.