Genetic Counseling/Counselor at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

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.

Northwestern Genetic Counseling/Counselor Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Genetic Counseling/Counselor

Northwestern Genetic Counseling/Counselor Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Genetic Counseling/Counselor Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Genetic Counseling/Counselor Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 genetic counseling/counselor majors earned their master's degree from Northwestern. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 10% men graduate in genetic counseling/counselor each year. Northwestern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a genetic counseling/counselor master's degree from Northwestern, 56% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the genetic counseling/counselor master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern University 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	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Marriage and Family Therapy/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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Genetic Counselors	50	$83,580

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
• Image Credit: By Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.