Human/Medical Genetics at University of Utah

If you plan to study human/medical genetics, take a look at what University of Utah has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 33,081.

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.

U of U Human/Medical Genetics Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Human/Medical Genetics

U of U Human/Medical Genetics Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in human/medical genetics, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Human/Medical Genetics Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U Human/Medical Genetics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of human/medical genetics master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Of the students who received a human/medical genetics master's degree from U of U, 67% 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 University of Utah with a master's in human/medical genetics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Medical Scientists	890	$76,620

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
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By University of Utah under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.