by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” 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 Southeast region, there were 174 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 89 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in gerontology. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in gerontology.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
The gerontology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brenau University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Brenau University is a small school located in Gainesville, Georgia that handed out 20 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Georgia State University is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 19 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 16 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a public institution located in Wilmington, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. University of Louisiana at Monroe is a medium-sized school located in Monroe, Louisiana that handed out 7 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Full University of North Carolina at Charlotte Gerontology Report
University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s gerontology degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Full University of South Florida - Main Campus Gerontology Report
With a ranking of #8, Nova Southeastern University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it awarded 3 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
William Carey University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 0 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
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