2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Genetic Counseling/Counselor (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Genetic Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Genetic Counseling/Counselor is the 805th most popular major in the country with 230 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 19 genetic counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 genetic counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Genetic Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in genetic counseling/counselor. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality genetic counseling/counselor programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the genetic counseling/counselor program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Genetic Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree genetic counseling/counselor students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Genetic Counseling/Counselor (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Genetic Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #1 spot on the list. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 9 masters’s genetic counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU also made our “Best Genetic Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Genetic Counseling/Counselor at Virginia Commonwealth University

#2

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$19,188 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Genetic Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #2 spot on the list. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s genetic counseling/counselor degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAB, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Genetic Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama at Birmingham are $19,188, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Genetic Counseling/Counselor at UAB

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Genetic Counseling/Counselor (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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