by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Genetics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Genetics is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Dartmouth College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in genetics, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Dartmouth was $7,706 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $57,796 | $57,796 |
| Fees | $324 | $324 |
Dartmouth does not offer an online option for its genetics doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Dartmouth Online Learning page.
Women made up around 40.0% of the genetics students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 57.0%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in genetics at Dartmouth in 2019-2020, 60.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 21%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Genetics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Genetics | 5 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to genetics.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 7 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 7 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 12 |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 8 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 8 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.