by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 1,234 people earned their degree in gerontology, making the major the 485th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 42 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 4 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 New England Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the New England Region list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s gerontology degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, York County Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. York County Community College is a small public school situated in Wells, Maine. It awarded 9 ’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Gerontology at York County Community College
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Rhode Island landed the #3 spot on the list. Community College of Rhode Island is a fairly large school located in Warwick, Rhode Island that handed out 0 ’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Saint Joseph landed the #3 spot on the list. USJ is a small school located in West Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 0 ’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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