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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Southeast region, there were 174 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,532 and $31,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 89 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 9 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region”.
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 in the Southeast Region list. Located in Gainesville, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s gerontology students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Monroe, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s gerontology students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Gerontology at University of Louisiana at Monroe
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #3 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 16 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Gerontology at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region list. 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.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #5 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.
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 University of North Carolina at Wilmington
With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Gerontology at University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Nova Southeastern University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region list. NUS Florida is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read more about Gerontology at University of South Florida - Main Campus
William Carey University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 0 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
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