When it comes to popularity, genetics sits in the middle of the road, ranking #206 out of 395 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.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of genetics. Combined, these schools handed out 127 degrees in genetics to qualified students.
The genetics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Genetics Schools in Michigan.
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The schools below may not offer all types of genetics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Any student pursuing a degree in genetics needs to look into Michigan State University. Michigan State is a very large public university located in the small city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were about 88 genetics students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the genetics program state that they receive average early career income of $33,587.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in genetics. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were roughly 27 genetics students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.
Michigan Technological University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in genetics. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Houghton. This university ranks 3rd out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 1 genetics students who graduated with this degree at Michigan Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
Wayne State University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in genetics. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 1 genetics students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State 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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