2022 Best Value Genetic Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Genetic Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 230 people earned their degree in genetic counseling/counselor, making the major the 805th most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 31 genetic counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 genetic counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Genetic Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in genetic counseling/counselor. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent genetic counseling/counselor programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Genetic Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree genetic counseling/counselor students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Genetic Counseling/Counselor in California (With Aid)

#1

California State University - Stanislaus

Turlock, California

#1 in overall quality

$18,540 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Genetic Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Stanislaus landed the #1 spot on the list. Turlock, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s genetic counseling/counselor degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Stan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Genetic Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stan State are $18,540, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Genetic Counseling/Counselor at Stan State

#2

University of California - Irvine

Irvine, California

$28,456 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Genetic Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Irvine, California, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s genetic counseling/counselor students in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine also made our “Best Genetic Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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

• *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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