2024 Best Molecular Genetics Schools in the Great Lakes Region
3Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
154Molecular Genetics Degrees Awarded
Molecular Genetics is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #659 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for molecular genetics students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 154 degrees in molecular genetics to qualified students.
The molecular genetics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Molecular Genetics rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for molecular 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.
The molecular 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 Molecular Genetics Schools in the Great Lakes Region.
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Best Schools for Molecular Genetics in the Great Lakes Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the molecular genetics degree levels they offer.
Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Molecular Genetics
It is difficult to beat University of Chicago if you wish to pursue a degree in molecular genetics. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.
There were roughly 8 molecular genetics students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Michigan State University if you want to pursue a degree in molecular genetics. Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of East Lansing. This university ranks 2nd out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 77 molecular genetics students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.
Ohio State University - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in molecular genetics. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 68 molecular genetics students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.
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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The molecular genetics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Molecular Genetics rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for molecular genetics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
