by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 an Associate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 1,203 people earned their degree in gerontology, making the major the 485th most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 30 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in gerontology. That schools that top this list have a program in gerontology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major”.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, York County Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Wells, Maine, and it awarded 1 associates’s gerontology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College is located in Shell Lake, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 associates’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. Portland Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 10 associates’s gerontology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. Located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s gerontology students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Read more about Gerontology at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Spokane Falls Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Spokane Falls Community College is a public institution located in Spokane, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Gerontology at Spokane Falls Community College
Borough of Manhattan Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking, coming in at #6. Borough of Manhattan Community College is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Collin County Community College District ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. Collin County Community College District is a large school located in McKinney, Texas that handed out 1 associates’s gerontology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Read more about Gerontology at Collin County Community College District
Manchester University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. Manchester University is a small school located in North Manchester, Indiana that handed out 0 associates’s gerontology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Madonna University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. Madonna University is a small school located in Livonia, Michigan that handed out 8 associates’s gerontology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Colorado Mesa University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking. Located in Grand Junction, Colorado, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s gerontology students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Community College of Rhode Island did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking, coming in at #7. Community College of Rhode Island is a public institution located in Warwick, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Stark State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking, coming in at #7. Located in North Canton, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s gerontology students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo is located in Arecibo, Puerto Rico and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo Gerontology Report
BridgeValley Community & Technical College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking. BridgeValley Community & Technical College is a small school located in South Charleston, West Virginia that handed out 0 associates’s gerontology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Full BridgeValley Community & Technical College Gerontology Report
With a ranking of #7, Thomas More University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. Thomas More University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Crestview Hills, Kentucky. It awarded 0 associates’s gerontology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
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