Molecular Genetics is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #659 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Molecular Genetics Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 284 degrees in molecular genetics to qualified students.
Your choice of molecular 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 molecular genetics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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Best Schools for Molecular Genetics in the United States
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the molecular genetics degree levels they offer.
Duke University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in molecular genetics. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.
There were approximately 16 molecular genetics students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.
Washington University in St Louis is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in molecular genetics. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.
There were approximately 7 molecular genetics students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in molecular genetics. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 5 molecular genetics students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in molecular genetics needs to look into Michigan State University. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were about 78 molecular genetics students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.
Ohio State is a very large public university located in the city of Columbus. This university ranks 1st out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 66 molecular genetics students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.
Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick. This university ranks 2nd out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 63 molecular genetics students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year.
SUNY Fredonia is a small public school located in the distant town of Fredonia. This school ranks 98th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 9 molecular genetics students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Fredonia in the most recent data year.
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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Your choice of molecular 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 molecular genetics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
