2024 Best Genetic Counseling/Counselor Schools in the Southwest Region
4Colleges in the Southwest Region
30Genetic Counseling/Counselor Degrees Awarded
Genetic Counseling/Counselor isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #706 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for genetic counseling/counselor students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 30 degrees in genetic counseling/counselor to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Genetic Counseling/Counselor School
Your choice of genetic counseling/counselor school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Genetic Counseling/Counselor School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Genetic Counseling/Counselor Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Genetic Counseling/Counselor Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Genetic Counseling/Counselor in the Southwest Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the genetic counseling/counselor degree levels they offer.
Top Southwest Region Schools in Genetic Counseling/Counselor
It's difficult to beat The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston if you want to pursue a degree in genetic counseling/counselor. Located in the large city of Houston, UTHealth is a public university with a medium-sized student population.
There were approximately 12 genetic counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at UTHealth in the most recent data year.
University of Arizona is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in genetic counseling/counselor. University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the city of Tucson.
There were about 5 genetic counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.
Baylor College of Medicine is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in genetic counseling/counselor. Baylor College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Houston.
There were roughly 8 genetic counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Baylor College of Medicine in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in genetic counseling/counselor needs to take a look at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public university with a small student population.
There were about 5 genetic counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at UOHSC in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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Your choice of genetic counseling/counselor school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Genetic Counseling/Counselor School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
