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 “Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,234 people earned their degree in gerontology, making the major the 485th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 103 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 38 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in gerontology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular gerontology programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree gerontology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland Global Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. UMGC is a large school located in Adelphi, Maryland that handed out 15 bachelors’s gerontology 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%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, York College landed the #2 spot on the list. Jamaica, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s gerontology degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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 SUNY Oneonta. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s. SUNY Oneonta is a medium-sized public school situated in Oneonta, New York. It awarded 5 bachelors’s gerontology degrees 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Cal U is a public institution located in California, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ithaca College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s. Ithaca is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, 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.
With a ranking of #6, Alfred University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Alfred is a small school located in Alfred, New York that handed out 1 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
Niagara University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Niagara University, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s gerontology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Farmingdale State College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a medium-sized school located in Farmingdale, New York that handed out 0 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read full report on Gerontology at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale
Chestnut Hill College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
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