by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Bachelor’s 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 239 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major” ranking, we looked at 37 colleges that offer a degree in gerontology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their gerontology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major”.
Out of the 37 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethune - Cookman University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Barton College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. Located in Wilson, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s gerontology students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 37 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Sacramento landed the #3 spot on the list. Sac State is a large public school situated in Sacramento, California. It awarded 38 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Full California State University - Sacramento Gerontology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Oregon University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major. This small school is located in Monmouth, Oregon, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Out of the 37 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #5 spot on the list. K -State is a fairly large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 51 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #6, York College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. York College is a medium-sized public school situated in Jamaica, New York. It awarded 1 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
With a ranking of #7, University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s gerontology degrees to 19 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%.
Read full report on Gerontology at University of Nebraska at Omaha
University of Northern Iowa did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s gerontology students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Winston - Salem State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. WSSU is a public institution located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
SUNY Oneonta came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Oneonta, New York, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Madonna University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking, coming in at #11. Madonna University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Livonia, Michigan. It awarded 3 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Ithaca College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking. Ithaca is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. 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.
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking. Located in Bowling Green, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s gerontology students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Saint Xavier University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s gerontology students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #16, Alfred University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. This small school is located in Alfred, New York, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s gerontology students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Missouri State University - Springfield Gerontology Report
Miami University - Oxford landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking. Located in Oxford, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s gerontology students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Minnesota State University - Moorhead came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking. Minnesota State University - Moorhead is located in Moorhead, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of Arizona Global Campus landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking. San Diego, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s gerontology degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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 The University of Arizona Global Campus Gerontology Report
University of Southern California came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s gerontology students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #22, University of Maryland Global Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. UMGC is a large public school situated in Adelphi, Maryland. It awarded 14 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Gerontology at University of Maryland Global Campus
With a ranking of #23, Niagara University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. Located in Niagara University, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s gerontology students in 2021-2022.
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%.
San Diego State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking, coming in at #24. Located in San Diego, California, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s gerontology students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #25, Youngstown State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. Youngstown State University is a public institution located in Youngstown, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
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