Genetic Counseling/Counselor at University of California - Irvine

Every genetic counseling/counselor school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the genetic counseling/counselor program at University of California - Irvine stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and has a total student population of 36,303.

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.

UC Irvine Genetic Counseling/Counselor Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Genetic Counseling/Counselor

UC Irvine Genetic Counseling/Counselor Rankings

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Genetic Counseling/Counselor Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine Genetic Counseling/Counselor Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a master's degree in genetic counseling/counselor from UC Irvine. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 10% men graduate in genetic counseling/counselor each year. UC Irvine does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a genetic counseling/counselor master's degree from UC Irvine, 71% 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 29% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Irvine 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	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Irvine.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Genetic Counselors	490	$89,530

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 TFNorman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.