Genetics at University of Georgia

Every genetics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the genetics program at University of Georgia stacks up to those at other schools.

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 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.

UGA Genetics Degrees Available

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

UGA Genetics Rankings

The genetics major at UGA 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 UGA

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

UGA Genetics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of genetics bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical genetics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at UGA since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in genetics at UGA are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its genetics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Georgia with a bachelor's in genetics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UGA Genetics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of genetics master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a genetics master's degree from UGA, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Genetics

The following genetics concentations are available at University of Georgia. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Georgia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Genetics	55

Related Majors

• Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Biotechnology
• Molecular Medicine

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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Medical Scientists	1,710	$75,800
Biological Scientists	1,040	$72,460
Biological Science Professors	740	$96,830

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.