2025 Best Genetics Doctor's Degree Schools in California
2Colleges in California
39Doctor's Degrees
Genetics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #67 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Genetics Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 39 doctor's degrees in genetics to qualified students.
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Average Early-Career Salaries
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
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 - How many other genetics students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
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 doctor'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 schools for genetics students working on their doctor's degree.
The 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 Genetics Doctor's Degree Schools in California.
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Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in genetics needs to take a look at Stanford University. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in genetics from Stanford University
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
