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General Genetics at Columbia University in the City of New York

General Genetics at Columbia University in the City of New York

If you plan to study general genetics, take a look at what Columbia University in the City of New York has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and approximately 30,135 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Genetics section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia General Genetics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in General Genetics

Columbia General Genetics Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in general genetics, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Genetics Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general genetics majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia General Genetics Master’s Program

50% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of general genetics master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in general genetics each year. Columbia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

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In the general genetics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in general genetics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That General Genetics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general genetics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Biological Scientists 690 $89,000

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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