Genetics at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

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. In 2021, 16 genetics majors received their bachelor's degree from UNH.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the genetics progam at UNH compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in genetics from UNH. This is the #47 most popular school for genetics master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Genetics Graduates from UNH Make?

The median salary of genetics students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNH is $37,487. This is 13% higher than $33,038, which is the national average for all genetics bachelor's degree recipients.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students earned a bachelor's degree in genetics from UNH. About 81% of these graduates were women and the other 19% were men.

About 94% 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	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Botany/Plant Biology
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Zoology
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

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
• Image Credit: By Kylejtod under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.