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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology in the Middle Atlantic Region

9 Ranked Colleges
38 Degrees Awarded
$33,905 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Gerontology is the 256th most popular major in the country with 1,234 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 103 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,905 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 38 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree 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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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.

Top 9 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology in the Middle Atlantic Region

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York College
Jamaica, New York

Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, York College landed the #1 spot on the list. York is located in Jamaica, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full York Gerontology Report

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SUNY Oneonta
Oneonta, New York

Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Oneonta landed the #2 spot on the list. SUNY Oneonta is a public institution located in Oneonta, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full SUNY Oneonta Gerontology Report

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Ithaca College
Ithaca, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ithaca College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This medium-sized school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.

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%.

Read more about Gerontology at Ithaca College

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California University of Pennsylvania
California, Pennsylvania

Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California University of Pennsylvania landed the #4 spot on the list. Cal U 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.

Read more about Gerontology at California University of Pennsylvania

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Alfred University
Alfred, New York

Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alfred University landed the #5 spot on the list. Alfred, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s gerontology degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Gerontology at Alfred

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University of Maryland Global Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University of Maryland Global Campus is a large school located in Adelphi, Maryland that handed out 15 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 Gerontology at University of Maryland Global Campus

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Niagara University
Niagara University, New York

Niagara University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Niagara is a small school located in Niagara University, New York that handed out 1 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 more about Gerontology at Niagara University

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Chestnut Hill College
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Chestnut Hill College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s gerontology degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Gerontology at Chestnut Hill College

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Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale, New York

Farmingdale State College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Farmingdale, New York, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 Gerontology at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale

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