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2023 Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s

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Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor's

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 the Plains States region, there were 141 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,229 and $27,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 79 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in gerontology. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in gerontology.

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Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree gerontology students.

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #1 spot on the list. K -State is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 43 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read full report on Gerontology at K -State

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s gerontology degrees to 14 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%.

Full UNOMAHA Gerontology Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Gerontology at University of Northern Iowa

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Missouri State is a large public school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 9 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Gerontology at Missouri State University - Springfield

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Minnesota State University - Moorhead is a medium-sized school located in Moorhead, Minnesota that handed out 2 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full MSU Moorhead Gerontology Report

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Gerontology at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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