2025 Best Genetics Master's Degree Schools in New York

Genetics isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #170 in popularity out of 343 majors in the country. 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 2 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for genetics students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 46 master's degrees in genetics to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 genetics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of genetics students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How much debt genetics students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized genetics related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for genetics students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Genetics Schools

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 Master's Degree Schools in New York.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Genetics in New York

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for genetics students seeking a a master's degree.

Top New York Schools for a Master's in Genetics

1

University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

12 Annual Graduates

University at Buffalo is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in genetics. University at Buffalo is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Buffalo.More information about a master’s in genetics from University at Buffalo

2

LIU Post
Brookville, NY

12 Annual Graduates

$89,484 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in genetics has to take a look at LIU Post. Located in the suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

After graduation, genetics master's recipients generally make around $89,484 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in genetics from LIU Post

Best Genetics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	248	28
Maryland	193	28
New Jersey	188	11
District of Columbia	154	0

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Genetics Related Rankings by Major

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	22
Human/Medical Genetics	12
Genome Sciences/Genomics	12

Majors Similar to Genetics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	896
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	367
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	341
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	216
Biotechnology	132
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	97
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	92
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	74
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	60
Pharmacology & Toxicology	53

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Domaina. More about our data sources and methodologies.