2024 Best Human/Medical Genetics Schools in the Far Western US Region

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.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of human/medical genetics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 32 degrees in human/medical genetics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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• Best Overall Human/Medical Genetics Schools List

Human/Medical Genetics Rankings by Degree Level

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 Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college 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 Far Western US Region

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.

Top Far Western US Region Schools in Human/Medical Genetics

1

Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

It's difficult to beat Stanford University if you wish to pursue a degree in human/medical genetics. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Stanford.More information about a degree in human/medical genetics from Stanford University

2

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

50.0% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of California - Los Angeles if you want to pursue a degree in human/medical genetics. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in human/medical genetics from University of California - Los Angeles

Best Human/Medical Genetics Colleges by State

Explore the best human/medical genetics colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	999	29
Washington	831	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Human/Medical Genetics

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Human/Medical Genetics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Genetics	140
Other Genetics	17
Molecular Genetics	6

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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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