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Genetic Counseling/Counselor at University of Pennsylvania

Genetic Counseling/Counselor at University of Pennsylvania

16 Master's Degrees
If you plan to study genetic counseling/counselor, take a look at what University of Pennsylvania has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 26,552 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.

UPenn Genetic Counseling/Counselor Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Genetic Counseling/Counselor

UPenn Genetic Counseling/Counselor Rankings

Genetic Counseling/Counselor Student Demographics at UPenn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the genetic counseling/counselor majors at University of Pennsylvania.

UPenn Genetic Counseling/Counselor Master’s Program

88% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 12% of genetic counseling/counselor master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 11% men graduate in genetic counseling/counselor each year. UPenn does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a genetic counseling/counselor master's degree from UPenn, 65% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Genetic Counselors 130 $73,410

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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