by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Gerontology Major for an Associate” ranking.
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.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 33 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Gerontology Major for an Associate” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in gerontology. To top this list, a school must have a successful gerontology program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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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 “Most Well Attended Gerontology Major for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree gerontology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Portland Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Gerontology Major for an Associate. Portland Community College is a public institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Gerontology at Portland Community College
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Gerontology Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. WITC is a small school located in Shell Lake, Wisconsin that handed out 7 associates’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Gerontology Major for an Associate list. Green Bay, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s gerontology degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend York County Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Gerontology Major for an Associate. York County Community College is located in Wells, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Gerontology at York County Community College
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Gerontology Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Borough of Manhattan Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s gerontology students in 2020-2021.
Full Borough of Manhattan Community College Gerontology Report
Spokane Falls Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Gerontology Major for an Associate list. Spokane Falls Community College is located in Spokane, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.
Colorado Mesa University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Gerontology Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. Colorado Mesa is a public institution located in Grand Junction, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Stark State College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Gerontology Major for an Associate ranking. Stark State College is a public institution located in North Canton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 35 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
BridgeValley Community & Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Gerontology Major for an Associate list. BridgeValley Community & Technical College is located in South Charleston, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Gerontology at BridgeValley Community & Technical College
Community College of Rhode Island did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Gerontology Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. Warwick, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s gerontology degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Gerontology Major for an Associate ranking. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo is located in Arecibo, and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Gerontology at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo
Thomas More University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Gerontology Major for an Associate list. This small school is located in Crestview Hills, Kentucky, and it awarded 0 associates’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
Manchester University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Gerontology Major for an Associate ranking. Located in North Manchester, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s gerontology students in 2020-2021.
Madonna University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Gerontology Major for an Associate ranking. Located in Livonia, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s gerontology students in 2020-2021.
Collin County Community College District landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Gerontology Major for an Associate ranking. McKinney, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s gerontology degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Gerontology at Collin County Community College District
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