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Most Popular Schools for Genetic Counseling/Counselor Major & Degree Program

A program that prepares individuals to counsel patients and families concerning inherited genetic disorders and diseases; assess risk factors and planning options associated with potential and actual inherited conditions; and serve as patient advocates and provide referral services in relation to private and public support services. Includes instruction in clinical/medical genetics, methods of genetic testing, interviewing and counseling skills, genetic and support services delivery, principles of public health, medical ethics, law and regulations, patient advocacy, and professional standards.


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Rank School Name Students % of Total Total On-Campus Cost
1 Sarah Lawrence College 27 6% $72,670
2 Northwestern University 19 0% $74,649
3 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 11 7% N/A
4 Boston University 10 0% $72,618
5 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus 10 0% $33,503
6 Virginia Commonwealth University 9 0% $32,041
7 California State University-Stanislaus 9 0% $21,886
8 Augustana University 8 2% $46,982
9 The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 8 1% N/A
10 Case Western Reserve University 8 0% $67,332
11 University of California-Irvine 7 0% $34,261
12 University of Alabama at Birmingham 7 0% $26,336
13 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus 7 0% $29,357
14 Wayne State University 7 0% $27,157
15 Ohio State University-Main Campus 7 0% $27,367
16 University of Maryland, Baltimore 6 0% N/A
17 University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center 6 1% N/A
18 Indiana State University 6 0% $23,146

This list indicates the number of students that completed the Genetic Counseling/Counselor program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.