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Genetic Counseling Major (Healthcare & Medicine) | GraduateSmart | GraduateSmart

Healthcare & MedicineCIP 51.1509

Genetic Counseling

Graduate program covering genomics, hereditary disease, patient counseling, and risk assessment. Leads to board certification.

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Careers this major leads to

Genetic Counselor

Master's Degree$72K–$115K+26% growth

Schools that offer Genetic Counseling

Showing 50 of 458

University of Pittsburgh

Public University

Pittsburgh, PA · $14,770/yr · 89% admit

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Public University

Chapel Hill, NC · $8,994/yr · 15% admit

Johns Hopkins University

Private University

Baltimore, MD · $65,230/yr · 6% admit

Columbia University

Private University

New York City, NY · $71,845/yr · 4% admit

Ohio State University

Public University

Columbus, OH · $8,908/yr · 43% admit

University of Washington

Public University

Seattle, WA · $14,312/yr · 49% admit

West Chester University

Public University

West Chester, PA · $11,610/yr · 65% admit

William Paterson University

Public University

Wayne, NJ · $11,610/yr · 65% admit

Cal State Dominguez Hills

Public University

Carson, CA · $11,610/yr · 65% admit

Johnson and Wales University

Private University

Providence, RI · $43,250/yr · 68% admit

Benedictine University Mesa

Private University

Lisle, AZ · $43,250/yr · 68% admit

Lander University

Public University

Greenwood, SC · $11,700/yr · 81% admit

Colorado State University

Public University

Fort Collins, CO · $12,480/yr · 83% admit

Texas A&M University

Public University

College Station, TX · $13,239/yr · 63% admit

University of California Los Angeles

Public University

Los Angeles, CA · $15,203/yr · 9% admit

University of Connecticut

Public University

Storrs, CT · $21,044/yr · 52% admit

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Public University

Urbana, IL · $16,004/yr · 42% admit

University of Colorado Boulder

Public University

Denver, CO · $15,666/yr · 78% admit

University of Michigan-Flint

Public University

Flint, MI · $14,704/yr · 70% admit

Oklahoma State University

Public University

Stillwater, OK · $10,234/yr · 75% admit

University of Houston

Public University

Houston, TX · $9,717/yr · 74% admit

Mississippi State University

Public University

Starkville, MS · $10,202/yr · 78% admit

University of Iowa

Public University

Iowa City, IA · $11,283/yr · 84% admit

Queens College CUNY

Public University

Flushing, NY · $7,530/yr · 35% admit

Hunter College CUNY

Public University

New York City, NY · $7,530/yr · 29% admit

Brooklyn College CUNY

Public University

Brooklyn, NY · $7,530/yr · 34% admit

Baruch College CUNY

Public University

New York City, NY · $7,530/yr · 41% admit

SUNY New Paltz

Public University

New Paltz, NY · $10,310/yr · 68% admit

SUNY Plattsburgh

Public University

Plattsburgh, NY · $9,068/yr · 72% admit

University of New Mexico

Public University

Albuquerque, NM · $10,140/yr · 95% admit

Prairie View A&M University

Public University

Prairie View, TX · $11,299/yr · 79% admit

Medgar Evers College CUNY

Public University

Brooklyn, NY · $7,352/yr · 86% admit

Sam Houston State University

Public University

Huntsville, TX · $9,228/yr · 90% admit

University of Minnesota Duluth

Public University

Duluth, MN · $14,610/yr · 89% admit

Weber State University

Public University

Ogden, UT · $6,557/yr · 100% admit

Georgia State University

Public University

Atlanta, GA · $8,664/yr · 55% admit

University of Arkansas

Public University

Fayetteville, AR · $10,104/yr · 74% admit

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Public University

Milwaukee, WI · $10,398/yr · 91% admit

Wayne State University

Public University

Detroit, MI · $15,190/yr · 81% admit

University of Louisville

Public University

Louisville, KY · $13,136/yr · 79% admit

Western Kentucky University

Public University

Bowling Green, KY · $11,652/yr · 94% admit

Medaille University

Public University

Buffalo, NY · $30,000/yr · 74% admit

Tulane University

Private University

New Orleans, LA · $61,878/yr · 11% admit

Penn State University

Public University

State College, PA · $20,644/yr · 61% admit

University of South Carolina

Public University

Columbia, SC · $10,760/yr · 79% admit

Florida A&M University

Public University

Tallahassee, FL · $5,785/yr · 21% admit

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Public University

Charlotte, NC · $7,239/yr · 80% admit

Northwestern University

Private University

Evanston, IL · $68,322/yr · 8% admit

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Public University

Wilmington, NC · $7,277/yr · 64% admit

University of Tennessee Knoxville

Public University

Knoxville, TN · $13,812/yr · 42% admit

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Quick Facts

Field of Study

Healthcare & Medicine

CIP Code

51.1509

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