by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major” 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 256th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, gerontology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,380 and had an average of $26,139 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 287 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major” ranking looked at 37 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in gerontology. That schools that top this list have a program in gerontology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree gerontology students.
Out of the 37 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethune - Cookman University landed the #1 spot on the list. Bethune - Cookman University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Daytona Beach, Florida. It awarded 15 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Barton College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. Barton College is a small school located in Wilson, North Carolina that handed out 3 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Sacramento. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major. California State University - Sacramento is located in Sacramento, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 65 bachelors’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full California State University - Sacramento Gerontology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Oregon University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. This small school is located in Monmouth, Oregon, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s gerontology degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
York College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking. Located in Jamaica, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s gerontology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. UNOMAHA is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Gerontology at University of Nebraska at Omaha
With a ranking of #8, University of Northern Iowa did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. University of Northern Iowa is a public institution located in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Winston - Salem State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s gerontology students in 2020-2021.
SUNY Oneonta ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. Located in Oneonta, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s gerontology students 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%.
Madonna University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking, coming in at #11. Madonna is located in Livonia, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.
Ithaca College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. Ithaca College is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. BGSU is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Ohio. It awarded 10 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Gerontology Report
California University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking, coming in at #14. California University of Pennsylvania is located in California, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.
Saint Xavier University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s gerontology students in 2020-2021.
Alfred University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking, coming in at #16. Alfred is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Alfred, New York. It awarded 1 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s gerontology degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Full Missouri State University - Springfield Gerontology Report
Miami University - Oxford came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school situated in Oxford, Ohio. It awarded 9 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Read full report on Gerontology at Miami University - Oxford
Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking, coming in at #19. This medium-sized school is located in Moorhead, Minnesota, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Gerontology at Minnesota State University - Moorhead
University of Southern California ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. USC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
University of Maryland Global Campus landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking. This large school is located in Adelphi, Maryland, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Niagara University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking, coming in at #23. This small school is located in Niagara University, New York, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
San Diego State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking, coming in at #24. Located in San Diego, California, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s gerontology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
With a ranking of #25, Youngstown State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. Located in Youngstown, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s gerontology students in 2020-2021.
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