2024 Best Human/Medical Genetics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Human/Medical Genetics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #205 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for human/medical genetics students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 14 doctor's degrees in human/medical genetics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to human/medical genetics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other human/medical genetics students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized human/medical genetics related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for human/medical genetics students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Human/Medical Genetics Schools

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 Human/Medical Genetics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Human/Medical Genetics in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in human/medical genetics.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Doctorate in Human/Medical Genetics

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in human/medical genetics. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in human/medical genetics from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

1

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

University of Chicago is a great option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in human/medical genetics. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in human/medical genetics from University of Chicago

2

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a great option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in human/medical genetics. IUPUI is a fairly large public university located in the city of Indianapolis.More information about a doctorate in human/medical genetics from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Best Human/Medical Genetics Colleges by State

Explore the best human/medical genetics colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	273	7
Michigan	257	4
Indiana	202	3

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Human/Medical Genetics Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Genetics	22
Plant Genetics	13
Molecular Genetics	10

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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