2024 Best Genetics Schools in the New England Region
7Colleges in the New England Region
100Genetics Degrees Awarded
$37,487Avg Early-Career Salary
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.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Genetics Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 100 degrees in genetics during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The genetics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Genetics rankings. For our Best Overall Genetics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Genetics Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Genetics in the New England Region
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.
It is hard to beat Yale University if you wish to pursue a degree in genetics. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.
There were about 34 genetics students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Harvard University if you want to pursue a degree in genetics. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.
There were roughly 3 genetics students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent year we have data available.
Dartmouth College is a good choice for students interested in a degree in genetics. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the remote town of Hanover. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Dartmouth is a great college overall.
There were roughly 2 genetics students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent data year.
University of Connecticut is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in genetics. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were approximately 23 genetics students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year.
Tufts University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in genetics. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Medford. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.
There were about 2 genetics students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were roughly 16 genetics students who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, genetics degree recipients typically make an average of $37,487 in their early careers.
Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 14th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 9 genetics students who graduated with this degree at Brandeis in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 8th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were about 7 genetics students who graduated with this degree at University of New Haven 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 genetics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Genetics rankings. For our Best Overall Genetics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
