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2024 Best Human/Medical Genetics Schools

24 Colleges in the United States
272 Human/Medical Genetics Degrees Awarded
When it comes to popularity, human/medical genetics sits in the middle of the road, ranking #751 out of 1506 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual looked at 24 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Human/Medical Genetics Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 272 degrees in human/medical genetics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Human/Medical Genetics School

Best Human/Medical Genetics Schools Your choice of human/medical genetics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for human/medical genetics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Human/Medical Genetics Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Human/Medical Genetics
Doctor's Degrees in Human/Medical Genetics

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Best Schools for Human/Medical Genetics in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of human/medical genetics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Schools in Human/Medical Genetics

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
90.9% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Chicago if you want to pursue a degree in human/medical genetics. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.

There were approximately 11 human/medical genetics students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI

It is hard to beat University of Wisconsin - Madison if you wish to pursue a degree in human/medical genetics. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were roughly 7 human/medical genetics students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.

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Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA

Stanford University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in human/medical genetics. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.

There were roughly 25 human/medical genetics students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO

Every student pursuing a degree in human/medical genetics has to check out Washington University in St Louis. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.

There were roughly 2 human/medical genetics students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN

Every student who is interested in human/medical genetics needs to look into Vanderbilt University. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were approximately 1 human/medical genetics students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.

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Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.More information about a degree in human/medical genetics from Johns Hopkins University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA

Pitt is a very large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #79 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.

There were about 18 human/medical genetics students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CT
42.1% Growth in Graduates

UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Storrs. A Best Colleges rank of #86 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.

There were roughly 19 human/medical genetics students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
50.0% Growth in Graduates

UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were roughly 4 human/medical genetics students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.

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Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SC
55.6% Growth in Graduates

Clemson is a very large public university located in the suburb of Clemson. This university ranks 1st out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were approximately 9 human/medical genetics students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent year we have data available.

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Human/Medical Genetics is one of 7 different types of Genetics programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Genetics 649
Molecular Genetics 359
Genome Sciences/Genomics 137
Animal Genetics 79
Plant Genetics 29
Other Genetics 18

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