2024 Best Genetics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in genetics sits in the middle of the road, ranking #176 out of 363 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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for genetics students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 76 bachelor's degrees in genetics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to genetics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of genetics students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for genetics to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized genetics related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for genetics students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Genetics Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Genetics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Genetics in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in genetics.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Genetics

1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

60 Annual Graduates

$30,538 Median Starting Salary

$26,217 Median Student Debt

It is hard to beat Rutgers University - New Brunswick if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in genetics. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Soon after graduating, genetics bachelor's recipients typically make about $30,538 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in genetics from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

2

SUNY Fredonia
Fredonia, NY

13 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in genetics needs to check out SUNY Fredonia. Located in the distant town of Fredonia, SUNY Fredonia is a public school with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in genetics from SUNY Fredonia

Best Genetics Colleges by State

Explore the best genetics colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	275	13
Pennsylvania	274	3
New Jersey	193	60
District of Columbia	126	0

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Genetics Related Rankings by Major

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

Genetics Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Molecular Genetics	76

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	15,404
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	1,966
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	1,770
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	705
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	567
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	361
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	346
Biotechnology	196
Zoology	173
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	171

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Domaina. More about our data sources and methodologies.