2025 Best Genetics Schools in the Plains States Region
3Colleges in the Plains States Region
90Genetics Degrees Awarded
$49,269Avg Early-Career Salary
Genetics is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #206 out of the 395 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 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Genetics Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 90 degrees in genetics to qualified students.
The genetics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Genetics rankings. We derive our Best Overall Genetics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Genetics Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Genetics in the Plains States Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the genetics degree levels they offer.
It is hard to beat Washington University in St Louis if you wish to pursue a degree in genetics. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.
There were approximately 10 genetics students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.
Iowa State University is a great option for students interested in a degree in genetics. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 37 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were roughly 53 genetics students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year. After graduation, genetics degree recipients typically make an average of $33,330 at the beginning of their careers.
Augustana University is a great option for students interested in a degree in genetics. Located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls, Augustana Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 9th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.
There were about 10 genetics students who graduated with this degree at Augustana Sioux Falls 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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The genetics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Genetics rankings. We derive our Best Overall Genetics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
