2024 Best Genetic Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in genetic counseling/counselor, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #318 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Genetic Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 80 master's degrees in genetic counseling/counselor during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Genetic Counseling/Counselor School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of genetic counseling/counselor for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality genetic counseling/counselor program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on genetic counseling/counselor students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of genetic counseling/counselor students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized genetic counseling/counselor related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for genetic counseling/counselor students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Genetic Counseling/Counselor Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Genetic Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Genetic Counseling/Counselor in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in genetic counseling/counselor.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Master's in Genetic Counseling/Counselor

1

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Pennsylvania if you want to pursue a master's degree in genetic counseling/counselor. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in genetic counseling/counselor from University of Pennsylvania

2

University of Maryland - Baltimore
Baltimore, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in genetic counseling/counselor needs to check out University of Maryland - Baltimore. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UMB is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in genetic counseling/counselor from University of Maryland - Baltimore

3

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in genetic counseling/counselor. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in genetic counseling/counselor from Columbia University in the City of New York

4

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in genetic counseling/counselor. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in genetic counseling/counselor from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

5

Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

Sarah Lawrence is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Bronxville.More information about a master’s in genetic counseling/counselor from Sarah Lawrence College

6

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of New York, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a master’s in genetic counseling/counselor from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Best Genetic Counseling/Counselor Colleges by State

Explore the best genetic counseling/counselor schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	695	47
Pennsylvania	607	26
Maryland	363	7
New Jersey	346	0

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Genetic Counseling/Counselor Related Rankings by Major

One of 13 majors within the Mental & Social Health Services area of study, Genetic Counseling/Counselor has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Genetic Counseling/Counselor

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	1,220
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	183
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	166
Clinical/Medical Social Work	34
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	31
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	25
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling	20
Trauma Counseling	1

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.