by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing is the 584th most popular major in the country with 563 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 454 geriatric nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major” ranking, we looked at 38 colleges that offer a degree in geriatric nurse/nursing. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their geriatric nurse/nursing program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree geriatric nursing students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Keuka College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major. Keuka Park, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s geriatric nursing degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Caribbean University - Bayamon. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major list. Located in Bayamon, , this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s geriatric nursing students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the #3 spot on the list. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 133 masters’s geriatric nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Graceland University - Lamoni landed the #4 spot on the list. Graceland University - Lamoni is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lamoni, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island College landed the #5 spot on the list. Rhode Island College is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 masters’s geriatric nursing degrees to qualified students.
North Park University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s geriatric nursing students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Morningside College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major ranking. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sioux City, Iowa. It awarded 4 masters’s geriatric nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Southern Indiana came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Evansville, Indiana, and it awarded 16 masters’s geriatric nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Malone University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major ranking, coming in at #9. Malone is located in Canton, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s geriatric nursing degrees to qualified students.
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Purdue University Global ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school awarded 72 degrees to qualified masters’s geriatric nursing students in 2020-2021.
Full Purdue University Global Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Report
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major ranking. University of Mary Hardin - Baylor is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Belton, Texas. It awarded 4 masters’s geriatric nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Seton Hall University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major list. Seton Hall University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in South Orange, New Jersey. It awarded 12 masters’s geriatric nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major ranking, coming in at #13. U-M is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 54 masters’s geriatric nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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University of Akron Main Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major ranking. University of Akron Main Campus is a public institution located in Akron, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Akron Main Campus Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Report
Oakland University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major list. Located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s geriatric nursing students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major ranking. IUPUI is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 16 masters’s geriatric nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Alverno College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major ranking, coming in at #17. Alverno is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
George Washington University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major list. GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s geriatric nursing degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Case Western Reserve University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major list. Case Western Reserve University is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s geriatric nursing degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major ranking. OHIO Athens is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 7 masters’s geriatric nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Hunter College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major ranking. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geriatric nursing degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Southern Maine ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major list. University of Southern Maine is a public institution located in Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Southern Maine Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Report
University of Toledo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major ranking, coming in at #23. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school situated in Toledo, Ohio. It awarded 1 masters’s geriatric nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 1 masters’s geriatric nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Loyola University Chicago Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Report
Upstate Medical University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major ranking, coming in at #25. This small school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 0 masters’s geriatric nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University at Buffalo ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major list. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 0 masters’s geriatric nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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College of Staten Island CUNY came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major ranking. Located in Staten Island, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified masters’s geriatric nursing students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #25, Briar Cliff University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major list. Located in Sioux City, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s geriatric nursing students in 2020-2021.
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Marian University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major ranking. Marian is a small school located in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin that handed out 0 masters’s geriatric nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY Polytechnic Institute did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major ranking, coming in at #25. Utica, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geriatric nursing degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Seattle University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 19 masters’s geriatric nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
The College of Saint Scholastica did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified masters’s geriatric nursing students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Francis Marion University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major ranking, coming in at #25. Florence, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geriatric nursing degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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Lehman College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major ranking. Located in Bronx, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s geriatric nursing students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #25, Union University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major list. Union University is a small school located in Jackson, Tennessee that handed out 0 masters’s geriatric nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Capella University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major list. Capella University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 0 masters’s geriatric nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of California - Irvine did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major ranking, coming in at #25. University of California - Irvine is a large public school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 0 masters’s geriatric nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
LIU Post came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geriatric Nursing Major ranking. LIU Post is located in Brookville, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s geriatric nursing degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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