2023 Best Genetics Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Genetics Master'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 Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 40 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Genetics Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Genetics Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best school in the United States for genetics students working on their master’s degree. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great place for genetics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the 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 Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Michigan State 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 city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 40 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
Brandeis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for genetics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.
University of California - Davis ranked #7 on this year’s Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.
Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #8 on this year’s Best Genetics Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Yale University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree genetics programs. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.
University of Rochester did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for genetics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit college with a 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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