A degree in gerontology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #485 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Gerontology Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 37 degrees in gerontology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of gerontology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Gerontology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Gerontology Schools in New York list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of gerontology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student who is interested in gerontology has to look into Hofstra University. Hofstra is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Hempstead. A Best Colleges rank of #552 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Hofstra is a great university overall.More information about a degree in gerontology from Hofstra University
SUNY Oneonta is a good decision for students interested in a degree in gerontology. SUNY Oneonta is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Oneonta. This school ranks 73rd out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 5 gerontology students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Oneonta in the most recent year we have data available.
York College is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in gerontology. York is a moderately-sized public college located in the large city of Jamaica. This college ranks 92nd out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 7 gerontology students who graduated with this degree at York in the most recent year we have data available.
One of 0 majors within the Gerontology area of study, Gerontology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).