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.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Genetics Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 15 degrees in genetics to qualified students.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Genetics Schools in Massachusetts ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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.
Tufts University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in genetics. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 2 genetics students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent data year.
Harvard University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in genetics. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 colleges 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 data year.
Every student who is interested in genetics has to take a look at Brandeis University. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Waltham. 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 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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