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Genetic Counseling/Counselor at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Genetic Counseling/Counselor at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 48,149 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.

UW Seattle Genetic Counseling/Counselor Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Genetic Counseling/Counselor

UW Seattle Genetic Counseling/Counselor Rankings

Genetic Counseling/Counselor Student Demographics at UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle Genetic Counseling/Counselor Master’s Program

79% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of genetic counseling/counselor master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 11% men graduate in genetic counseling/counselor each year. UW Seattle does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

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In the genetic counseling/counselor master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Genetic Counselors 70 $84,450

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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