2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Genetic Counseling/Counselor in the Rocky Mountains Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Genetic Counseling/Counselor Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s” 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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 18 genetic counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 18 genetic counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,301 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Genetic Counseling/Counselor Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in genetic counseling/counselor. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular genetic counseling/counselor programs in the United States.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Well Attended Genetic Counseling/Counselor Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree genetic counseling/counselor students.

Top 2 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Genetic Counseling/Counselor in the Rocky Mountains Region

1

Boise State University
Boise, Idaho

#17 overall quality in Rocky Mountains

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Genetic Counseling/Counselor Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Boise, Idaho, and it awarded 11 masters’s genetic counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.

Read more about Genetic Counseling/Counselor at Boise State University

2

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, Colorado

#18 overall quality in Rocky Mountains

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Genetic Counseling/Counselor Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s. Located in Denver, Colorado, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s genetic counseling/counselor students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.

Read full report on Genetic Counseling/Counselor at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.