2024 Best Genetic Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast 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 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Genetic Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 20 master's degrees in genetic counseling/counselor during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to genetic counseling/counselor students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other genetic counseling/counselor students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized genetic counseling/counselor related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Genetic Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

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

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

1

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Virginia Commonwealth University is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in genetic counseling/counselor. VCU is a very large public university located in the city of Richmond.More information about a master’s in genetic counseling/counselor from Virginia Commonwealth University

2

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

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

3

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Alabama at Birmingham if you want to pursue a master's degree in genetic counseling/counselor. UAB is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Birmingham.More information about a master’s in genetic counseling/counselor from University of Alabama at Birmingham

Best Genetic Counseling/Counselor Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Virginia	331	10
Tennessee	313	5
Alabama	258	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to Genetic Counseling/Counselor

Genetic Counseling/Counselor is one of 13 different types of Mental & Social Health Services programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Genetic Counseling/Counselor

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	951
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	868
Clinical/Medical Social Work	640
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	405
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	148
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling	78
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	66

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.