Genetics is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #176 out of the 363 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
There was only one school in California to review for the 2025 Best Genetics Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Bachelor's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..
The 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 Genetics Bachelor's Degree Schools in California.
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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Genetics in California
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in genetics.
Top California Schools for a Bachelor's in Genetics
Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in genetics needs to check out University of California - Davis. UC Davis is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Davis.
Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the genetics program make an average of $41,334 for their early career.
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).