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Genetics at Purdue University - Main Campus

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Genetics at Purdue University - Main Campus

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. In 2021, 37 genetics majors received their bachelor's degree from Purdue.

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.

How Much Do Genetics Graduates from Purdue Make?

The median salary of genetics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue is $39,698. This is 20% higher than $33,038, which is the national average for all genetics bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

62% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 37 genetics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Purdue, about 38% were men and 62% were women. The typical genetics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Purdue since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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About 70% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 26
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Purdue also has a doctoral program available in genetics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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