2023 Most Popular 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 Most Popular Genetics Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 65 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Genetics program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for genetics majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Genetics Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the most popular school in the United States for genetics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Of the 18 students majoring in genetics at UChicago, 67% are male and 33% are female.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular genetics schools in the United States. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
About 50% of the students majoring in genetics at the school are women while 50% are male.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for genetics students working on their doctor’s degree. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.
Of the 16 students majoring in genetics at UW - Madison, 38% are male and 63% are female.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Baylor College of Medicine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular genetics schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Houston, Baylor College of Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 44% of the genetics majors at the school.
Out of the 65 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 43% of the students majoring in genetics at the school are women while 57% are male.
With a ranking of #6, Duke University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for genetics students working on their doctor’s degree. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
About 38% of the students majoring in genetics at the school are women while 62% are male.
University of California - Davis landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree genetics programs. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.
Women make up 50% of the genetics majors at the school.
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Iowa State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree genetics programs. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.
About 64% of the students majoring in genetics at the school are women while 36% are male.
Clemson University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.
About 82% of the students majoring in genetics at the school are women while 18% are male.
With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for genetics students working on their doctor’s degree. UTHealth is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.
Women make up 80% of the genetics majors at the school.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Genetics Doctor's Degree Schools award.
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Majors Related to Genetics
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 30 schools only.
- 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Domaina.
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