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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
Gerontology is the 485th most popular major in the country with 1,203 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southeast region, there were 183 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 28 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in gerontology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in gerontology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree gerontology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethune - Cookman University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Gerontology at Bethune - Cookman University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Barton College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region list. Barton College is located in Wilson, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, 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 Winston - Salem State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s gerontology students in 2021-2022.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #4 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 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Mississippi is a public institution located in University, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Anderson University South Carolina did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Anderson, South Carolina. It awarded 0 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Gerontology at Anderson University South Carolina
William Carey University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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