by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Great Lakes region, there were 306 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,599 and $21,667 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 53 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in gerontology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in gerontology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree gerontology students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Indianapolis landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s gerontology students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the #2 spot on the list. EIU is a medium-sized school located in Charleston, Illinois that handed out 13 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Great Lakes Region. Concordia University, Chicago is located in River Forest, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s gerontology degrees to qualified 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern Illinois University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 4 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miami University - Oxford. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Great Lakes Region. Miami University - Oxford is a public institution located in Oxford, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees 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.
With a ranking of #6, Youngstown State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large school located in Youngstown, Ohio that handed out 3 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Gerontology at Youngstown State University
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Ohio, and it awarded 3 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Gerontology at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus
Adler University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Adler is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 0 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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