by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Gerontology is the 256th most popular major in the country with 1,203 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , gerontology graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $37,380 and had an average of $29,236 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 16 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer 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.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region gerontology students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Central Oklahoma is a fairly large school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 2 ’s gerontology degrees in 2021-2022.
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 University of Central Oklahoma
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Collin County Community College District landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in McKinney, Texas, and it awarded 1 ’s gerontology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Gerontology at Collin County Community College District
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
