2022 Best Value Genetic Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region
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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 the Great Lakes Region” 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 the Great Lakes region, there were 56 genetic counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 56 genetic counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Genetic Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the genetic counseling/counselor program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Genetic Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree genetic counseling/counselor students.
Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Genetic Counseling/Counselor in the Great Lakes Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Genetic Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana State is a public institution located in Terre Haute, Indiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Indiana State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Genetic Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana State are $15,346.
Read full report on Genetic Counseling/Counselor at Indiana State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Genetic Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 9 masters’s genetic counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.
Wayne State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Genetic Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about Genetic Counseling/Counselor at Wayne State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Case Western Reserve University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Genetic Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Case Western Reserve University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 9 masters’s genetic counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.
Case Western did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Genetic Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western Reserve University are $47,958, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full Case Western Reserve University Genetic Counseling/Counselor Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Genetic Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #4 spot on the list. Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Evanston, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwestern, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Genetic Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about Genetic Counseling/Counselor at Northwestern University
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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%.
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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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