by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.
Gerontology is the 485th most popular major in the country with 1,203 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 102 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,038 and $47,245 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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 middle atlantic region master’s degree gerontology students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, McDaniel College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Westminster, Maryland, and it awarded 6 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #2 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s gerontology degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Widener University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Widener is located in Chester, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 masters’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s gerontology degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #3 spot on the list. UMBC is a fairly large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 0 masters’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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 Hofstra University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Hofstra University is located in Hempstead, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 masters’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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