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Human/Medical Genetics at Stanford University

Human/Medical Genetics at Stanford University

What traits are you looking for in a human/medical genetics school? To help you decide if Stanford University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's human/medical genetics program.

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and approximately 15,953 students attend the school each year.

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

Stanford Human/Medical Genetics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Human/Medical Genetics

Stanford Human/Medical Genetics Rankings

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in human/medical genetics, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Human/Medical Genetics Student Demographics at Stanford

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the human/medical genetics majors at Stanford University.

Stanford Human/Medical Genetics Master’s Program

65% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of human/medical genetics master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in human/medical genetics each year. Stanford does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

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In the human/medical genetics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 29% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stanford University with a master's in human/medical genetics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 6
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Human/Medical Genetics Grads May Go Into

A degree in human/medical 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 CA, the home state for Stanford University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Medical Scientists 26,080 $102,550

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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