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Genetics at Emory University

Genetics at Emory University

Every genetics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the genetics program at Emory University stacks up to those at other schools.

Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a total student population of 13,997.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Genetics section at the bottom of this page.

Emory Genetics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Genetics

Emory Genetics Rankings

Genetics Student Demographics at Emory

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the genetics majors at Emory University.

Emory Genetics Master’s Program

70% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of genetics master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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Of the students who received a genetics master's degree from Emory, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Emory University with a master's in genetics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Genetics

Genetics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Emory University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Human/Medical Genetics 10

Careers That Genetics Grads May Go Into

A degree in genetics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for GA, the home state for Emory University.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Medical Scientists 1,710 $75,800
Biological Scientists 1,040 $72,460
Biological Science Professors 740 $96,830

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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