Human/Medical Genetics at Emory University

Every human/medical genetics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the human/medical 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 Human/Medical Genetics section at the bottom of this page.

Emory Human/Medical Genetics Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Human/Medical Genetics

Emory Human/Medical Genetics Rankings

Human/Medical Genetics Student Demographics at Emory

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

Emory Human/Medical Genetics Master’s Program

70% Women

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of human/medical genetics master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in human/medical genetics each year. Emory does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a human/medical genetics master's degree from Emory, 70% were white. This is typical 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 human/medical genetics.

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

Careers That Human/Medical Genetics Grads May Go Into

A degree in human/medical 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

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
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