Genetics at Purdue University - Main Campus

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a genetics school? To help you decide if Purdue University - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's genetics program.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year.

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

Purdue Genetics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Genetics

Purdue Genetics Rankings

The genetics major at Purdue 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.

Genetics Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Genetics Bachelor’s Program

75% Women

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in genetics at Purdue 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in genetics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	23
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Purdue University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Genetics	28
Plant Genetics	9

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Natural Sciences Managers	1,720	$65,270
Biological Science Professors	1,410	$98,590
Biological Scientists	630	$69,180

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
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