2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Human/Medical Genetics in the Southeast Region

A doctor's degree in human/medical genetics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #188 out of 815 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 6 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of human/medical genetics. Combined, these schools handed out 17 doctor's degrees in human/medical genetics to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Human/Medical Genetics School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in human/medical genetics matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Human/Medical Genetics in the Southeast Region ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality human/medical genetics program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for human/medical genetics.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Human/Medical Genetics in the Southeast Region

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for human/medical genetics students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Human/Medical Genetics Students Working on Their Doctorate

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Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In VA

#1 Best Quality In VA

Virginia Commonwealth University is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in human/medical genetics. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in human/medical genetics in Virginia.

There were approximately 5 human/medical genetics individuals who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent data year.

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Clemson University
Clemson, SC

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In SC

#1 Best Quality In SC

Clemson University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in human/medical genetics. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in human/medical genetics in South Carolina.

There were approximately 4 human/medical genetics individuals who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In AL

#1 Best Quality In AL

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in human/medical genetics needs to take a look at University of Alabama at Birmingham. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in human/medical genetics in Alabama.

There were roughly 3 human/medical genetics students who graduated with this degree at UAB in the most recent data year.

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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans is a popular decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in human/medical genetics. LSU Health - New Orleans is a small public university located in the city of New Orleans.

There were about 2 human/medical genetics students who graduated with this degree at LSU Health - New Orleans in the most recent data year.

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In FL

#1 Best Quality In FL

University of Miami is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in human/medical genetics. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in human/medical genetics in Florida.

There were roughly 2 human/medical genetics individuals who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent data year.

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In TN

#1 Best Quality In TN

Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in human/medical genetics in Tennessee.

There were approximately 1 human/medical genetics individuals who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.

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Best Human/Medical Genetics Colleges by State

Explore the most popular human/medical genetics schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	219	2
Virginia	176	2
Tennessee	142	0
Louisiana	140	1
South Carolina	130	2
Alabama	129	6

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Rankings in Majors Related to Human/Medical Genetics

Human/Medical Genetics is one of 6 different types of Genetics programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Genetics	33
Molecular Genetics	12
Genome Sciences/Genomics	6
Other Genetics	1

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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