Genetics at Ohio State University - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying genetics, you may want to check out the program at Ohio State University - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and has a total student population of 61,369.

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

Ohio State Genetics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Genetics
• Master’s Degree in Genetics

Ohio State Genetics Rankings

The genetics major at Ohio State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Genetics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in genetics, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Genetics Student Demographics at Ohio State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the genetics majors at Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Ohio State Genetics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of genetics bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical genetics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Ohio State since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in genetics at Ohio State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ohio State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in genetics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	46
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Ohio State Genetics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of genetics master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ohio State University - Main Campus with a master's in genetics.

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

Concentrations Within Genetics

Genetics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ohio State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Molecular Genetics	68

Related Majors

• Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Botany/Plant Biology
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology

Careers That Genetics Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 OH, the home state for Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Medical Scientists	3,430	$79,020
Biological Science Professors	1,850	$95,800
Natural Sciences Managers	1,000	$131,680
Biological Scientists	780	$67,780

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.