2024 Best Gerontology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Gerontology isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #165 in popularity out of 343 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Gerontology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 53 master's degrees in gerontology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to gerontology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of gerontology students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for gerontology to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized gerontology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for gerontology students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Gerontology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Gerontology in the Great Lakes Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in gerontology.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Gerontology

1

Miami University - Oxford
Oxford, OH

10 Annual Graduates

Miami University - Oxford is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in gerontology. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in gerontology from Miami University - Oxford

2

Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL

13 Annual Graduates

Eastern Illinois University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in gerontology. Located in the distant town of Charleston, EIU is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in gerontology from Eastern Illinois University

Best Gerontology Colleges by State

Explore the best gerontology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	23
Ohio	207	16
Indiana	191	14

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Gerontology Related Rankings by Major

Gerontology is one of 51 different types of Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies programs to choose from.

Gerontology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Gerontology	53

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Behavioral Science	543
Sustainability Science	284
Computational Science	262
Human Computer Interaction	254
Data Analytics	151
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	136
Nutrition Science	124
Mathematics & Computer Science	106
Data Science	100
Museum Studies	50

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Photo by Chalmers Butterfield. More about our data sources and methodologies.