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Genetic Counseling/Counselor at Boston University

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Genetic Counseling/Counselor at Boston University

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

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 32,718.

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.

Boston U Genetic Counseling/Counselor Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Genetic Counseling/Counselor

Boston U Genetic Counseling/Counselor Rankings

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Genetic Counseling/Counselor Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Genetic Counseling/Counselor Master’s Program

100% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The genetic counseling/counselor program at Boston U awarded 10 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

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Of the students who received a genetic counseling/counselor master's degree from Boston U, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the genetic counseling/counselor master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 0
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 MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Genetic Counselors 170 $83,540

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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