General Genetics at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 44,640.

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

UW - Madison General Genetics Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison General Genetics Rankings

The general genetics major at UW - Madison is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in general genetics, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Genetics Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison General Genetics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of general genetics bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general genetics at UW - Madison 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 Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in general genetics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	65
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UW - Madison General Genetics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of general genetics master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in general genetics each year. UW - Madison does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a general genetics master's degree from UW - Madison, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Human/Medical Genetics
• Plant Genetics

Careers That General Genetics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Biological Scientists	540	$73,520

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 Czar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.