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2023 Most Popular Genetics Schools in the Plains States Region

8 Colleges
$30,438 Avg Salary
$21,631 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.

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.

The Most Popular Genetics Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

Check out the genetics 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 degree in the Plains States Region . Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

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

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#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 8 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 very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The excellent programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best genetics schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Genetics Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus 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 medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Black Hills State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for genetics students. Located in the distant town of Spearfish, BHSU is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD

Augustana University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular genetics programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls, Augustana Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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 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.

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