2022 Best Value Genetic Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s 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” 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 ranking identifies schools with high-quality genetic counseling/counselor programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the genetic counseling/counselor program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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Best Value Genetic Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Genetic Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Genetic Counseling/Counselor in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$19,188 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Genetic Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s genetic counseling/counselor students in 2019-2020.

UAB also made our “Best Genetic Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAB are $19,188, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Alabama at Birmingham Genetic Counseling/Counselor Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Genetic Counseling/Counselor

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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