Genetics isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #170 in popularity out of 343 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
There was only one school in the Southeast Region to review for the 2025 Best Genetics Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Master's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..
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 Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.
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It is hard to beat Emory University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in genetics. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Atlanta.
After graduating, genetics master's recipients typically make about $79,751 at the beginning of their careers.
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).
by our College Data Analytics Team