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2025 Best General Genetics Schools in the Southeast Region

5 Colleges in the Southeast Region
161 General Genetics Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in general genetics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #519 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general genetics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 161 degrees in general genetics annually.

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Choosing a Great General Genetics School

Best General Genetics Schools in the Southeast Region The general genetics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Genetics rankings. We derive our Best Overall General 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.

General Genetics Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in General Genetics
Master's Degrees in General Genetics
Doctor's Degrees in General Genetics

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Genetics Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Genetics in the Southeast Region

The schools below may not offer all types of general genetics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Southeast Region Schools in General Genetics

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
41 General Genetics Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in general genetics has to take a look at North Carolina State University. NC State is a very large public university located in the large city of Raleigh. This university ranks 4th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were roughly 41 general genetics students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general genetics. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Chapel Hill. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.

There were approximately 14 general genetics students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA
73 General Genetics Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat University of Georgia if you want to pursue a degree in general genetics. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.

There were about 73 general genetics students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.

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Auburn University
Auburn, AL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

It's hard to beat Auburn University if you wish to pursue a degree in general genetics. Auburn is a very large public university located in the city of Auburn. This university ranks 2nd out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.More information about a degree in general genetics from Auburn University

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AL
28.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were about 21 general genetics students who graduated with this degree at UAB in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best General Genetics Colleges by State

Explore the best general genetics colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 4
North Carolina 710 62
Georgia 690 55
Alabama 500 15
West Virginia 410 1

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Human/Medical Genetics 82
Animal Genetics 52
Genome Sciences/Genomics 22
Molecular Genetics 19

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