by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major” ranking.
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.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 393 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major” ranking analyzed 48 colleges that offered 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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The gerontology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brenau University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. Brenau is a small school located in Gainesville, Georgia that handed out 20 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 48 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences landed the #2 spot on the list. UPR Medical Sciences is a small public school situated in San Juan, . It awarded 9 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Indianapolis. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major. University of Indianapolis is a medium-sized school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 14 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo is located in Arecibo, and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Gerontology at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. Eastern Illinois University is a medium-sized public school situated in Charleston, Illinois. It awarded 13 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Southern California ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. University of Southern California is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 122 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Gerontology at University of Southern California
McDaniel College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. McDaniel College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Westminster, Maryland. It awarded 5 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 Massachusetts - Boston landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking. University of Massachusetts - Boston is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Gerontology at University of Massachusetts - Boston
University of Louisiana at Monroe came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking. Monroe, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s gerontology degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 16 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
Concordia University, Chicago came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 6 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Georgia State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking. Georgia State University is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking. UNCW is a fairly large school located in Wilmington, North Carolina that handed out 12 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of North Carolina at Wilmington Gerontology Report
With a ranking of #14, University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a fairly large public school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 8 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Northeastern Illinois University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking. Northeastern Illinois University is a medium-sized public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 4 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Gerontology at Northeastern Illinois University
University of Central Missouri came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking. UCM is a public institution located in Warrensburg, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Gerontology at University of Central Missouri
Webster University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking. Webster University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees 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%.
Miami University - Oxford ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. Oxford, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s gerontology degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Gerontology at Miami University - Oxford
California State University - Fullerton came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking. This large school is located in Fullerton, California, and it awarded 16 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #20, Loma Linda University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. This small school is located in Loma Linda, California, and it awarded 2 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Youngstown State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking, coming in at #21. Youngstown State University is a fairly large school located in Youngstown, Ohio that handed out 3 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, Saint Cloud State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major list. St. Cloud State University is a public institution located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
California State University - Long Beach landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking. California State University - Long Beach is a large public school situated in Long Beach, California. It awarded 12 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Gerontology at California State University - Long Beach
San Francisco State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking, coming in at #24. San Francisco State University is located in San Francisco, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Gerontology at San Francisco State University
Georgetown University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major ranking, coming in at #25. Georgetown University is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 7 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
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