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CIP PROGRAM: 26.0806
Human/Medical Genetics.

Summary: 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.

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
Change - -100.00% +18.78%

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Institutions granting degrees in Human/Medical Genetics.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change
Cedar Crest College1 -100.00%