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Gerontology at Eastern Illinois University

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Gerontology at Eastern Illinois University

What traits are you looking for in a gerontology school? To help you decide if Eastern Illinois University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's gerontology program.

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and has a total student population of 8,626.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Gerontology section at the bottom of this page.

EIU Gerontology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Gerontology

EIU Gerontology Rankings

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Gerontology Student Demographics at EIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the gerontology majors at Eastern Illinois University.

EIU Gerontology Master’s Program

85% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 13 gerontology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from EIU, about 15% were men and 85% were women.

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Of the students who received a gerontology master's degree from EIU, 62% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the gerontology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a master's in gerontology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Gerontology Grads May Go Into

A degree in gerontology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Medical Scientists 3,510 $87,660
Social Scientists 650 $78,140

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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