by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
Across the Southwest region, there were 11 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 0 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their gerontology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southwest Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree gerontology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southwest Region. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s gerontology degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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