by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Missouri” 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 Missouri, there were 32 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,828 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in Missouri” ranking analyzed 4 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 colleges and universities below are the best for missouri gerontology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in Missouri. Warrensburg, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s gerontology degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webster University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in Missouri list. Webster University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 8 ’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in Missouri. Missouri State University - Springfield is a large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 9 ’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - St Louis. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in Missouri. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s gerontology degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
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