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CIP PROGRAM: 26.0802
Molecular Genetics.

Summary: A program that focuses on the scientific study of genetic structures and mechanisms of organisms, including bacteria, phages, and viruses. Includes instruction in the replication, expression, transfer, structure, maintenance, and stability of heritable information in DNA, RNA, and proteins; the regulation of these processes; and neurogenetics.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Related Occupations

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
Change - -17.87% +33.33%

Related CIPs

26 BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.
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26.0801 Genetics, General.
26.0802 Molecular Genetics.
26.0803 Microbial and Eukaryotic Genetics.
26.0804 Animal Genetics.
26.0805 Plant Genetics.
26.0806 Human/Medical Genetics.
26.0807 Genome Sciences/Genomics.
26.0899 Genetics, Other.

Institutions granting degrees in Molecular Genetics.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change
Cedar Crest College5 -33.33%
Michigan State University81 +44.44%
Ohio State University-Main Campus56 +14.29%
Rutgers University-New Brunswick41 +15.38%
SUNY at Fredonia10 -35.71%
Western Kentucky University3 -