Genetics at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study genetics, take a look at what University of New Hampshire - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNH is located in Durham, New Hampshire and approximately 14,348 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.

UNH Genetics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Genetics

UNH Genetics Rankings

The genetics major at UNH 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 UNH

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

UNH Genetics Bachelor’s Program

93% Women

7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of genetics bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in genetics at UNH 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 University of New Hampshire - Main Campus with a bachelor's in genetics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	1
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 University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Genetics	16

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 NH, the home state for University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Medical Scientists	390	$116,200
Biological Science Professors	280	$109,320
Biological Scientists	90	$78,780

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
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