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2023 Most Popular Genetics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Genetics Doctor's Degree School for You

Genetics is the #157 most popular major in the country with 717 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Genetics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Far Western US Region 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.

Check out the genetics doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for genetics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 43% of the genetics majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great place for genetics students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

Of the 12 students majoring in genetics at UC Davis, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular genetics schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 60% of the genetics majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Oregon Health & Science University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular genetics schools in the Far Western US Region . OHSU is a small public school located in the large city of Portland.

About 40% of the students majoring in genetics at the school are women while 60% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular genetics schools in the Far Western US Region . UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

About 50% of the students majoring in genetics at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Genetics at University of California - Los Angeles Report

With a ranking of #6, California Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for genetics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Caltech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - San Francisco did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for genetics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public college with a small student population.

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University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for genetics students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Washington State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for genetics students working on their doctor’s degree. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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Best Genetics Colleges by State

Explore the best genetics colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 53
Washington 14
Oregon 5

One of 14 majors within the area of study, genetics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Genetics

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 9 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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