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2023 Most Popular Genetics Schools in the Great Lakes Region

16 Colleges
$32,211 Avg Salary
$21,995 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Genetics School for You

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

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Genetics Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 .

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the most popular school for genetics students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for genetics students. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 3 spot on the list. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

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#4

Manchester University

North Manchester, IN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Manchester University is a great place for genetics students. Manchester University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of North Manchester.

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The excellent programs at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best genetics schools in the Great Lakes Region . IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Genetics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Genetics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for genetics students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Grand Valley State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for genetics students. GVSU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

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Case Western Reserve University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular genetics programs. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Best Genetics Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 46
Illinois 34
Ohio 27
Indiana 40
Wisconsin 36

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 16 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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