2023 Most Well Attended Human/Medical Genetics Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate

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In 2020-2021, 272 people earned their degree in human/medical genetics, making the major the 751st most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 69 human/medical genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 human/medical genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,305 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Human/Medical Genetics Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in human/medical genetics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular human/medical genetics programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Human/Medical Genetics Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree human/medical genetics students.

Top 3 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Human/Medical Genetics in the Great Lakes Region

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University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

#2 overall quality in Great Lakes

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Human/Medical Genetics Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate list. University of Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 7 doctorate’s human/medical genetics degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Human/Medical Genetics at University of Chicago

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Michigan

#4 overall quality in Great Lakes

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Human/Medical Genetics Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #2 spot on the list. U-M is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 4 doctorate’s human/medical genetics degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full U-M Human/Medical Genetics Report

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Human/Medical Genetics Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s human/medical genetics students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Human/Medical Genetics at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

• Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Human/Medical Genetics

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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