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2025 Best Genetics Schools in New York

4 Colleges in New York
79 Genetics Degrees Awarded
$49,269 Avg Early-Career Salary
Genetics isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #206 in popularity out of 395 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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Genetics Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 79 degrees in genetics annually.

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Choosing a Great Genetics School

Best Genetics Schools in New York Your choice of genetics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for genetics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Genetics Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Genetics
Master's Degrees in Genetics
Doctor's Degrees in 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 Genetics Schools in New York list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Genetics in New York

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the genetics degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top New York Schools in Genetics

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY
38.5% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in genetics has to check out Cornell University. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were about 13 genetics students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in genetics from Cornell University

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NY

University at Buffalo is a good option for students pursuing a degree in genetics. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Buffalo. A Best Colleges rank of #171 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University at Buffalo is a great university overall.

There were about 3 genetics students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in genetics from University at Buffalo

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LIU Post
Brookville, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
8.3% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat LIU Post if you wish to pursue a degree in genetics. Located in the suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. This school ranks 24th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 12 genetics students who graduated with this degree at LIU Post in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in genetics from LIU Post

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SUNY Fredonia
Fredonia, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY

Every student who is interested in genetics needs to take a look at SUNY Fredonia. Located in the town of Fredonia, SUNY Fredonia is a public school with a small student population. This school ranks 98th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 9 genetics students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Fredonia in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in genetics from SUNY Fredonia

Best Genetics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Genetics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 36
Maryland 279 38
New Jersey 273 75
District of Columbia 188 5

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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 42
Animal Genetics 13
Human/Medical Genetics 12
Molecular Genetics 9
Genome Sciences/Genomics 3

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Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 7,715
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 912
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 837
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 664
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 414
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 380
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 311
Biotechnology 220
Pharmacology & Toxicology 187
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 175

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