2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Genetic Counseling/Counselor in Texas

A master's degree in genetic counseling/counselor is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #393 out of 1095 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the most popular for genetic counseling/counselor students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 16 master's degrees in genetic counseling/counselor during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for genetic counseling/counselor.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Genetic Counseling/Counselor in Texas

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Genetic Counseling/Counselor Students Working on Their Master's

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Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in genetic counseling/counselor needs to take a look at Baylor College of Medicine. Located in the large city of Houston, Baylor College of Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in genetic counseling/counselor in Texas. More information about a master’s in genetic counseling/counselor from Baylor College of Medicine

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, TX

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in genetic counseling/counselor. UTHealth is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Houston. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in genetic counseling/counselor in Texas. More information about a master’s in genetic counseling/counselor from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

 

Best Genetic Counseling/Counselor Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Genetic Counseling/Counselor Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	313	0
Oklahoma	276	5

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Genetic Counseling/Counselor Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Mental & Social Health Services area of study, Genetic Counseling/Counselor has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Genetic Counseling/Counselor

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	443
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	165
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	41
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling	8
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	3
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	1

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.