Genetic Counseling/Counselor at Columbia University in the City of New York

What traits are you looking for in a genetic counseling/counselor school? To help you decide if Columbia University in the City of New York is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's genetic counseling/counselor program.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and approximately 30,135 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Genetic Counseling/Counselor section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia Genetic Counseling/Counselor Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Genetic Counseling/Counselor

Columbia Genetic Counseling/Counselor Rankings

Genetic Counseling/Counselor Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the genetic counseling/counselor majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Genetic Counseling/Counselor Master’s Program

75% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of genetic counseling/counselor master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 11% men graduate in genetic counseling/counselor each year. Columbia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

In the genetic counseling/counselor master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in genetic counseling/counselor.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Genetic Counseling/Counselor Grads May Go Into

A degree in genetic counseling/counselor can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Genetic Counselors	160	$86,810

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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