2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Genetics in District of Columbia

A doctor's degree in genetics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #65 out of 295 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Genetics in District of Columbia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 3 doctor's degrees in genetics to qualified students.

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Genetics in District of Columbia

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Genetics Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Howard University
Washington, DC

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Howard University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in genetics. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in genetics in District of Columbia. More information about a doctorate in genetics from Howard University

2

George Washington University
Washington, DC

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

George Washington University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in genetics. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in genetics in District of Columbia. More information about a doctorate in genetics from George Washington University

Best Genetics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Genetics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	183	21
Pennsylvania	176	13
Maryland	114	9
New Jersey	113	4

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Genetics Related Rankings by Major

Genetics is one of 14 different types of Biological & Biomedical Sciences programs to choose from.

Genetics Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Genetics	2
Genome Sciences/Genomics	1

Most Popular Majors Related to Genetics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	20
General Biology	18
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	12
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	9
Molecular Medicine	7
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	6
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	6
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	5
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	5
Pharmacology & Toxicology	3

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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