2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Genetics in the Plains States Region

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.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Genetics in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 42 doctor's degrees in genetics to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Genetics School for Your Doctor's Degree

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

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality genetics program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for genetics.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Genetics in the Plains States Region

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

Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

21 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MO

#1 Best Quality In MO

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in genetics has to check out Washington University in St Louis. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in genetics in Missouri.

There were approximately 21 genetics individuals who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in genetics from Washington University in St Louis

2

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

9 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IA

#2 Best Quality In IA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Iowa State University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in genetics. Located in the 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 #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in genetics in Iowa.

There were approximately 9 genetics individuals who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in genetics from Iowa State University

3

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In IA

#1 Best Quality In IA

University of Iowa is a popular choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in genetics. Iowa is a fairly large public university located in the city of Iowa City. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in genetics in Iowa.

There were roughly 7 genetics students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in genetics from University of Iowa

4

North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Fargo, ND

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In ND

#1 Best Quality In ND

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in genetics has to take a look at North Dakota State University - Main Campus. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Fargo. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in genetics in North Dakota.

There were about 3 genetics individuals who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State University in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in genetics from North Dakota State University - Main Campus

5

University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MO

#2 Best Quality In MO

Mizzou is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Columbia. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in genetics in Missouri.

There were approximately 2 genetics students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in genetics from University of Missouri - Columbia

6

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

#1 Most Popular In KS

K -State is a very large public university located in the small city of Manhattan. More information about a doctorate in genetics from Kansas State University

Best Genetics Colleges by State

Explore the most popular genetics schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	120	23
Iowa	115	20
Kansas	92	3
North Dakota	62	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Genetics

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

Genetics Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Genetics	18
Molecular Genetics	15
Human/Medical Genetics	6
Genome Sciences/Genomics	3

Most Popular Majors Related to Genetics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	76
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	73
General Biology	68
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	42
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	42
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	40
Pharmacology & Toxicology	39
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	38
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	37
Botany/Plant Biology	29

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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