Gerontology is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #159 out of the 326 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Gerontology in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 31 master's degrees in gerontology during the 2019-2020 academic year.
We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process.
To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above.
If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location.
Plus, you can view our other rankings for gerontology.
Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Gerontology in the New England Region
Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in gerontology.
Most Well Attended Schools for Gerontology Students Working on Their Master's
You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Massachusetts - Boston if you want to pursue a master's degree in gerontology. Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in gerontology in Massachusetts.
Master's graduates who receive their degree from the gerontology program make around $47,500 in their early career salary.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
