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2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology in the Plains States Region

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Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 1,234 people earned their degree in gerontology, making the major the 485th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 141 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 79 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree gerontology students.

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Kansas State University is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 43 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Gerontology at K -State

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s 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%.

Read full report on Gerontology at University of Nebraska at Omaha

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Read more about Gerontology at UNI

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Gerontology at Missouri State

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #5 spot on the list. Minnesota State University - Moorhead is located in Moorhead, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Gerontology at Minnesota State University - Moorhead

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 0 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. 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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