by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major” ranking.
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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,260 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in gerontology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their gerontology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree gerontology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major. This fairly large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Gerontology at University of Massachusetts - Boston
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in River Forest, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 full report on Gerontology at Concordia University, Chicago
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large school located in Oxford, Ohio that handed out 4 doctorate’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore landed the #5 spot on the list. UMB is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Maryland - Baltimore County Gerontology Report
University of Kentucky ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Iowa State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking. Iowa State is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
With a ranking of #9, University of Southern California did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate 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 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 University of Southern California
Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking, coming in at #10. This fairly large school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
University of Kansas landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking. KU is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 1 doctorate’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking. Purdue University - Main Campus is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s gerontology 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%.
University of North Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking, coming in at #14. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 1 doctorate’s gerontology degrees 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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