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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Plains States region, there were 141 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,229 and $27,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 plains states region master’s degree gerontology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region list. UNOMAHA is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s 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%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s gerontology students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Webster University landed the #3 spot on the list. Webster is a medium-sized school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 7 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Saint Cloud State University is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region list. Kansas State University is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 3 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
University of Missouri - St Louis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. UMSL is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 1 masters’s gerontology 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%.
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With a ranking of #7, Capella University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s gerontology degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Iowa State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 1 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national 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.
Bethel University Minnesota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified masters’s gerontology students in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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