Genetic Counseling/Counselor at University of Arizona

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

University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and has a total student population of 45,601.

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.

University of Arizona Genetic Counseling/Counselor Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Genetic Counseling/Counselor

University of Arizona Genetic Counseling/Counselor Rankings

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Genetic Counseling/Counselor Student Demographics at University of Arizona

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

University of Arizona Genetic Counseling/Counselor Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a master’s in genetic counseling/counselor from University of Arizona in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a genetic counseling/counselor master's degree from University of Arizona, 60% 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 40% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

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

Related Majors

• Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
• Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
• 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 AZ, the home state for University of Arizona.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Genetic Counselors	50	$80,160

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 Msr69er under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.