2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Genetics in the Southeast Region

When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in genetics sits in the middle of the road, ranking #183 out of 338 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the most popular for genetics students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 140 bachelor's degrees in genetics to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Genetics School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in genetics matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Genetics in the Southeast Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of genetics students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Genetics Schools

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for genetics.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Genetics in the Southeast Region

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for genetics students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Genetics Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

Clemson University
Clemson, SC

55 Annual Bachelor'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 bachelor's degree in genetics. Clemson is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Clemson. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in genetics in South Carolina.

There were roughly 55 genetics students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in genetics from Clemson University

2

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

47 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In GA

#1 Best Quality In GA

University of Georgia is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in genetics. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Athens. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in genetics in Georgia.

There were approximately 47 genetics students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the genetics program make around $25,300 for their early career.

More information about a bachelor’s in genetics from University of Georgia

3

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

24 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NC

#1 Best Quality In NC

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at North Carolina State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in genetics. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State 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 bachelor's degrees in genetics in North Carolina.

There were roughly 24 genetics individuals who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in genetics from North Carolina State University

4

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

9 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In AL

#1 Best Quality In AL

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in genetics needs to look into University of Alabama at Birmingham. UAB is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Birmingham. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in genetics in Alabama.

There were about 9 genetics individuals who graduated with this degree at UAB in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in genetics from University of Alabama at Birmingham

5

Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL

5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In FL

#1 Best Quality In FL

Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in genetics in Florida.

There were about 5 genetics individuals who graduated with this degree at Florida Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in genetics from Florida Institute of Technology

6

Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY

#1 Most Popular In KY

WKU is a large public university located in the small city of Bowling Green. More information about a bachelor’s in genetics from Western Kentucky University

Best Genetics Colleges by State

Explore the most popular genetics colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	220	39
Florida	214	2
North Carolina	207	33
South Carolina	188	47
Alabama	183	8
Kentucky	177	0

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Genetics Related Rankings by Major

One of 14 majors within the Biological & Biomedical Sciences area of study, Genetics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Genetics Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Genetics	80
Animal Genetics	55
Genome Sciences/Genomics	5

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	24,387
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	1,670
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	1,666
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	1,433
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	822
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	631
Zoology	240
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	174
Biotechnology	118
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	88

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Domaina. More about our data sources and methodologies.