Genetics isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #183 in popularity out of 338 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the most popular for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of genetics. Combined, these schools handed out 43 bachelor's degrees in genetics to qualified students.
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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Genetics in the Plains States Region
Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in genetics.
Most Well Attended Schools for Genetics Students Working on Their Bachelor's
Iowa State University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in genetics. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in genetics in Iowa.
Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the genetics program make about $30,800 for their early career.
Northwestern College is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in genetics. Located in the town of Orange City, NWC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in genetics from Northwestern College
Best Genetics Colleges by State
Explore the most popular genetics schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .
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).
