The Genetic Counseling/Counselor Major at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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Genetic Counseling/Counselor at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

If you plan to study genetic counseling/counselor, take a look at what The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UTHealth is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 5,608 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.

UTHealth Genetic Counseling/Counselor Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Genetic Counseling/Counselor

UTHealth Genetic Counseling/Counselor Rankings

Genetic Counseling/Counselor Student Demographics at UTHealth

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the genetic counseling/counselor majors at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

UTHealth Genetic Counseling/Counselor Master’s Program

90% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of genetic counseling/counselor master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Of the students who received a genetic counseling/counselor master's degree from UTHealth, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the genetic counseling/counselor master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston with a master's in genetic counseling/counselor.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Genetic Counselors	100	$92,960

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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