2025 Best Animal Genetics Schools

Animal Genetics degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #1023 out of the 1506 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Animal Genetics Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 69 degrees in animal genetics annually.

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• Best Overall Animal Genetics Schools List

Pick Your Animal Genetics Degree Level

The animal genetics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Animal Genetics Schools. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Animal Genetics in the United States

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the animal genetics degree levels they offer.

Top Schools in Animal Genetics

1

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

38.5% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Cornell University if you want to pursue a degree in animal genetics. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca.More information about a degree in animal genetics from Cornell University

2

Clemson University
Clemson, SC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

52 Animal Genetics Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Clemson University if you want to pursue a degree in animal genetics. Clemson is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Clemson.More information about a degree in animal genetics from Clemson University

Animal Genetics by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Rankings in Majors Related to Animal Genetics

One of 7 majors within the Genetics area of study, Animal Genetics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Genetics	735
Human/Medical Genetics	355
Molecular Genetics	284
Genome Sciences/Genomics	198
Plant Genetics	33
Other Genetics	24

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
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