2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for General Genetics in California

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in general genetics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #130 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of general genetics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 11 doctor's degrees in general genetics during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Genetics School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in general genetics matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for General Genetics in California ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality general genetics program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for general genetics.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Genetics in California

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general genetics.

Most Well Attended Schools for General Genetics Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of California - Davis
Davis, CA

9 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in general genetics has to check out University of California - Davis. UC Davis is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Davis. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in general genetics in California.

There were approximately 9 general genetics students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in general genetics from University of California - Davis

2

University of California - San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of California - San Francisco is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in general genetics. UCSF is a small public university located in the large city of San Francisco. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in general genetics in California.

There were about 2 general genetics students who graduated with this degree at UCSF in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in general genetics from University of California - San Francisco

3

California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in general genetics has to take a look at California Institute of Technology. Located in the city of Pasadena, Caltech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. More information about a doctorate in general genetics from California Institute of Technology

Best General Genetics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Genetics Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	214	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Genetics

General Genetics is one of 6 different types of Genetics programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to General Genetics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Human/Medical Genetics	16
Molecular Genetics	6

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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