2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Gerontology for a Master’s

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Gerontology 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 North Carolina, there were 52 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Gerontology for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in gerontology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality gerontology programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the gerontology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Gerontology for a Master’s”.

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Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Gerontology for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina master’s degree vets studying gerontology.

Top 2 Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in North Carolina

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina

885 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Gerontology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #1 spot on the list. UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.

UNC Greensboro not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list.According to our most recent data, UNC Greensboro supports 19,764 students, and 885 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 329 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,723. In addition to receiving other benefits, 14 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Wilmington, North Carolina

1,169 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Gerontology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #2 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a fairly large public school situated in Wilmington, North Carolina. It awarded 12 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.

UNCW also made our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #2.Among the 17,915 students enrolled at University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 1,169 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 659 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,129. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of North Carolina at Wilmington offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of North Carolina at Wilmington]](/colleges/university-of-north-carolina-at-wilmington/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
• Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Photo by Chalmers Butterfield.