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Gerontology at Georgetown University

Gerontology at Georgetown University

If you are interested in studying gerontology, you may want to check out the program at Georgetown University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 19,371.

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

Georgetown Gerontology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Gerontology

Georgetown Gerontology Rankings

Gerontology Student Demographics at Georgetown

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

Georgetown Gerontology Master’s Program

83% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of gerontology master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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Of the students who received a gerontology master's degree from Georgetown, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Gerontology

Gerontology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Georgetown University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Gerontology 7

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 DC, the home state for Georgetown University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
Social Scientists 2,690 $102,300
Medical Scientists 580 $104,280

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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