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2025 Best Human/Medical Genetics Schools

12 Colleges in the United States
355 Human/Medical Genetics Degrees Awarded
When it comes to popularity, human/medical genetics sits in the middle of the road, ranking #751 out of 1506 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 12 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for human/medical genetics students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 355 degrees in human/medical genetics annually.

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Choosing a Great Human/Medical Genetics School

Best Human/Medical Genetics Schools Your choice of human/medical 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 human/medical 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 Human/Medical Genetics Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Human/Medical Genetics
Doctor's Degrees in Human/Medical Genetics

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Human/Medical Genetics Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Human/Medical Genetics in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of human/medical genetics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Schools in Human/Medical Genetics

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MD

It's hard to beat Johns Hopkins University if you wish to pursue a degree in human/medical genetics. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were roughly 13 human/medical genetics students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
12.5% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Wisconsin - Madison if you want to pursue a degree in human/medical genetics. UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the large city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were roughly 8 human/medical genetics students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
32 Human/Medical Genetics Degrees Awarded

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a good option for students pursuing a degree in human/medical genetics. Pitt is a very large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #85 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.

There were about 32 human/medical genetics students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.

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Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
3.8% Growth in Graduates

Stanford University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in human/medical genetics. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.

There were approximately 26 human/medical genetics students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
33 Human/Medical Genetics Degrees Awarded

Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were roughly 33 human/medical genetics students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In UT
13.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were about 15 human/medical genetics students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent data year.

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Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SC

Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

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

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Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Emory is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #31 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.

There were approximately 12 human/medical genetics students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
10.0% Growth in Graduates

Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Waltham. This university ranks 15th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 10 human/medical genetics students who graduated with this degree at Brandeis in the most recent data year.

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Augustana University
Sioux Falls, SD
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SD

Augustana Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Sioux Falls. This university ranks 9th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.

There were roughly 10 human/medical genetics students who graduated with this degree at Augustana Sioux Falls in the most recent year we have data available.

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Human/Medical Genetics is one of 7 different types of Genetics programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Genetics 735
Molecular Genetics 284
Genome Sciences/Genomics 198
Animal Genetics 69
Plant Genetics 33
Other Genetics 24

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