2025 Best Genetics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Genetics isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #176 in popularity out of 363 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of genetics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 121 bachelor's degrees in genetics during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to genetics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of genetics students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for genetics to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized genetics related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for genetics students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Genetics Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Genetics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Genetics in the Far Western US Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for genetics students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Genetics

1

University of California - Davis
Davis, CA

87 Annual Graduates

$41,334 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in genetics has to check out University of California - Davis. UC Davis is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Davis.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the genetics program state that they receive average early career income of $41,334.

More information about a bachelor’s in genetics from University of California - Davis

2

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

25 Annual Graduates

Washington State University is a great decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in genetics. Wazzu is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Pullman.More information about a bachelor’s in genetics from Washington State University

Best Genetics Colleges by State

Explore the best genetics schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	262	103
Washington	226	20

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Genetics Related Rankings by Major

One of 14 majors within the Biological & Biomedical Sciences area of study, Genetics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Genetics Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Genetics	121

Most Popular Majors Related to Genetics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	11,614
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	2,376
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	2,200
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	1,502
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	1,117
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	857
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	707
Zoology	239
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	232
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	194

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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