by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 1,203 people earned their degree in gerontology, making the major the 256th most popular in the United States. In , gerontology graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $37,380 and had an average of $29,236 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 183 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,532 and $34,824 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. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their gerontology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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. Located in Daytona Beach, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s gerontology students in 2021-2022.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winston - Salem State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 degrees 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.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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 located in University, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
William Carey University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region list. William Carey University is a medium-sized school located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi that handed out 0 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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. This small school is located in Anderson, South Carolina, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s gerontology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, 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 85%.
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