by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetic Counseling/Counselor Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 288 people earned their degree in genetic counseling/counselor, making the major the 706th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 52 genetic counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 52 genetic counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetic Counseling/Counselor Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in genetic counseling/counselor. That schools that top this list have a program in genetic counseling/counselor in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetic Counseling/Counselor Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree genetic counseling/counselor students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetic Counseling/Counselor Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Indiana State is located in Terre Haute, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s genetic counseling/counselor degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetic Counseling/Counselor Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 18 degrees to qualified masters’s genetic counseling/counselor students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Northwestern University Genetic Counseling/Counselor Report
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetic Counseling/Counselor Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Case Western Reserve University landed the #3 spot on the list. Case Western Reserve University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 7 masters’s genetic counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Read more about Genetic Counseling/Counselor at Case Western Reserve University
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetic Counseling/Counselor Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Wayne State is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 8 masters’s genetic counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Genetic Counseling/Counselor at Wayne State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetic Counseling/Counselor Major in the Great Lakes Region. Ohio State is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Genetic Counseling/Counselor Report
Medical College of Wisconsin ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Genetic Counseling/Counselor Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Medical College of Wisconsin is a small school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 0 masters’s genetic counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Genetic Counseling/Counselor at Medical College of Wisconsin
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