2024 Best Human/Medical Genetics Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Human/Medical Genetics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #406 most popular master's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for human/medical genetics students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 13 master'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 - The number of human/medical 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.
• 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 schools for human/medical genetics students working on their master'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 Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Human/Medical Genetics in the New England Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in human/medical genetics.

Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in Human/Medical Genetics

1

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Connecticut if you want to pursue a master's degree in human/medical genetics. UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Storrs.More information about a master’s in human/medical genetics from University of Connecticut

2

Brandeis University
Waltham, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Brandeis University is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in human/medical genetics. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Waltham.More information about a master’s in human/medical genetics from Brandeis University

Best Human/Medical Genetics Colleges by State

Explore the best human/medical genetics schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	551	9
Connecticut	313	4

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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.

Majors Similar to Human/Medical Genetics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Genetics	27

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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