2023 Best Genetics Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Genetics Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 717 people earned a degree or certificate in genetics, making the major the #157 most popular in the United States.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Genetics Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 48 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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2023 Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for genetics majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Best Genetics Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in the United States for genetics students working on their doctor’s degree. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dartmouth College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Hanover.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Vanderbilt University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best genetics schools in the United States. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best genetics schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.
University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #6 on this year’s Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.
Cornell University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.
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Duke University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for genetics students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
University of Iowa landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree genetics programs. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.
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Genetics Related Rankings by Major
One of 14 majors within the area of study, genetics has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Genetics
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Biology | 8,920 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 3,221 |
Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 2,488 |
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 2,290 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 1,964 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 the rest 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).
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