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2023 Most Popular Genetics Schools in California

8 Colleges
$55,861 Avg Salary
$13,400 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Genetics School for You

In 2020-2021, 53 degrees and certificates were awarded to genetics students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #162 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Genetics Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in California to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Genetics program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for genetics majors pursuing a .

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the most popular school for genetics students who want to pursue a degree in California. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Genetics Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

The excellent programs at Keck Graduate Institute helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best genetics schools in California. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, KGI is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best genetics schools in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Genetics Schools in California list. Caltech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena.

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University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for genetics students. It came in at #6 on the list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Full Genetics at University of Southern California Report

Southern California University of Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for genetics students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Whittier, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Genetics at Southern California University of Health Sciences

University of California - San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for genetics students. It came in at #6 on the list. UCSF is a small public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Read full report on Genetics at University of California - San Francisco

Best Genetics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 14
Oregon 5

Genetics is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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 8 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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