Human Medical Genetics

A program that focuses on the scientific study of human genetics from the standpoint of medical applications such as clinical diagnosis, genetic engineering and therapy, transplantation, and the study of genetic diseases and disabilities and their defense. Includes instruction in human molecular genetics; genetic factors causing disease; changes in gene expression during development, differentiation, and pathogenesis; recombinant DNA; gene therapy; clinical genetics; genetic epidemiology; immunogenetics; cytogenetics; and genetics of specific disorders and diseases.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 36 institutions across the United States, with a total of 1118 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

certificates awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

215

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

102

degrees awarded

Other Awards

752

awards given

Top Schools for Human Medical Genetics

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	117
2	Stanford University Stanford, CA	90
3	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO	80
4	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	78
5	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	69
6	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	45
7	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX	42
8	Southern California University of Health Sciences Whittier, CA	39
9	Long Island University Brookville, NY	36
10	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	36
11	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	33
12	Midwestern University-Glendale Glendale, AZ	30
13	Emory University Atlanta, GA	30
14	Brandeis University Waltham, MA	30
15	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	30
16	Augustana University Sioux Falls, SD	30
17	Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	27
18	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	27
19	University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR	24
20	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	24
21	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	24
22	Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA	24
23	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	21
24	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	21
25	Clemson University Clemson, SC	21
26	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	18
27	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	12
28	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	12
29	University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	9
30	Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO	9
31	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO	6
32	Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI	6
33	University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore, MD	6
34	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	6
35	Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans New Orleans, LA	3
36	Cedar Crest College Allentown, PA	3