2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology in the Southeast Region
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$34,206
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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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 76 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,462 and $43,311 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in gerontology. That schools that top this list have a program in gerontology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region”.
Top 9 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brenau University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region list. Brenau is a small school located in Gainesville, Georgia that handed out 11 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Gerontology at Brenau University
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Monroe landed the #2 spot on the list. ULM is a medium-sized school located in Monroe, Louisiana that handed out 3 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
Full University of Louisiana at Monroe Gerontology Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #3 spot on the list. UNC Greensboro is a public institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Gerontology at UNC Greensboro
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 12 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Georgia State University Gerontology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region list. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a public institution located in Wilmington, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
Read more about Gerontology at UNCW
University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region list. UNC Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 2 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Gerontology at UNC Charlotte
Nova Southeastern University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region list. Nova Southeastern University is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 masters’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
Read full report on Gerontology at NUS Florida
With a ranking of #8, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 8 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Gerontology at University of South Florida - Main Campus
William Carey University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified masters’s gerontology students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Gerontology at William Carey University
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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