by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s” 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 Southeast region, there were 174 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,532 and $31,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in gerontology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular gerontology programs in the United States.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethune - Cookman University landed the #1 spot on the list. Bethune - Cookman University is located in Daytona Beach, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Gerontology at Bethune - Cookman University
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of South Florida - Main Campus Gerontology Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Winston - Salem State University landed the #3 spot on the list. WSSU is a medium-sized school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 4 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Gerontology at Winston - Salem State University
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Barton College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Wilson, North Carolina, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mississippi. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. Ole Miss is a large school located in University, Mississippi that handed out 2 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read full report on Gerontology at University of Mississippi
William Carey University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. William Carey University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Anderson University South Carolina landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Anderson, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s gerontology degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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