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. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in Nebraska” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Nebraska, there were 33 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,387 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,838 and $0 respectively.
That schools that top this list have a program in gerontology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in Nebraska” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in Nebraska”.
Out of the 1 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this fairly large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s gerontology students 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%.
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