Genetics is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #206 out of the 395 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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for genetics students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 92 degrees in genetics annually.
The genetics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Genetics rankings. We derive our Best Overall Genetics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Schools in North Carolina.
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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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the genetics degree levels they offer.
Any student who is interested in genetics needs to check out Duke University. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.
There were about 23 genetics students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year. Those genetics students who get their degree from Duke University earn $13,196 more than the typical genetics grad.
North Carolina State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in genetics. NC State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Raleigh. This university ranks 4th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were about 46 genetics students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill if you want to pursue a degree in genetics. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public university located in the small city of Chapel Hill. This university ranks 2nd out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were roughly 14 genetics students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year. Those genetics students who get their degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill make $15,876 more than the standard genetics graduate.
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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The genetics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Genetics rankings. We derive our Best Overall Genetics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
