Genetic Counseling Counselor

A program that prepares individuals to counsel patients and families concerning inherited genetic disorders and diseases; assess risk factors and planning options associated with potential and actual inherited conditions; and serve as patient advocates and provide referral services in relation to private and public support services. Includes instruction in clinical/medical genetics, methods of genetic testing, interviewing and counseling skills, genetic and support services delivery, principles of public health, medical ethics, law and regulations, patient advocacy, and professional standards.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 34 institutions across the United States, with a total of 1083 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

360

degrees awarded

Other Awards

722

awards given

Top Schools for Genetic Counseling Counselor

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY	84
2	Keck Graduate Institute Claremont, CA	63
3	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	60
4	MGH Institute of Health Professions Boston, MA	57
5	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	51
6	Bay Path University Longmeadow, MA	48
7	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	42
8	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	36
9	University of California-San Francisco San Francisco, CA	36
10	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, NY	36
11	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	36
12	Boston University Boston, MA	33
13	Boise State University Boise, ID	30
14	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	30
15	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	30
16	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, TX	30
17	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	30
18	Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI	27
19	Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX	27
20	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	24
21	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	24
22	University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	24
23	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO	24
24	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	24
25	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	24
26	Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN	24
27	Kean University Union, NJ	24
28	University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE	21
29	Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	21
30	University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore, MD	21
31	University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City, OK	15
32	Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO	12
33	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	12
34	Lander University Greenwood, SC	3