by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Gerontology is the 485th most popular major in the country with 1,234 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 141 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region list. UNOMAHA is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 8 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, 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 University of Central Missouri. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Central Missouri is a fairly large public school situated in Warrensburg, Missouri. It awarded 6 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Webster University landed the #3 spot on the list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s gerontology degrees to 7 students 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Cloud State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region. Saint Cloud State University is a fairly large school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 3 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region. Kansas State University is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 3 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. UMSL is a public institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Capella University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region list. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Iowa State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 1 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Bethel University Minnesota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 0 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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