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2023 Most Popular Genetics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States 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.

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.

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 Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region .

Our analysis found Iowa State University to be the most popular school for genetics students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

About 64% of the students majoring in genetics at the school are women while 36% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular genetics schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the genetics majors at the school.

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#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

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#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular genetics schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular genetics schools in the Plains States Region . Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

Of the 3 students majoring in genetics at Mizzou, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.

Full Genetics at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

Best Genetics Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 13
Iowa 16
Kansas 8
North Dakota 2
South Dakota 0

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

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 6 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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