Gerontology at Kansas State University

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

K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and approximately 20,854 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 43 gerontology majors received their bachelor's degree from K -State.

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

K -State Gerontology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Gerontology
• Master’s Degree in Gerontology

Online Classes Are Available at K -State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? K -State offers distance education options for gerontology at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

K -State Gerontology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks gerontology programs across the country. The following shows how K -State performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The gerontology major at K -State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Gerontology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	4

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in gerontology from K -State. This makes it the #27 most popular school for gerontology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Gerontology Graduates from K -State Make?

The median salary of gerontology students who receive their bachelor's degree at K -State is $32,287. This is less than $33,387, which is the national average of all gerontology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Gerontology Student Demographics at K -State

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

K -State Gerontology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 43 gerontology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from K -State, about 14% were men and 86% were women.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in gerontology at K -State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

K -State Gerontology Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a master's degree in Gerontology from K -State in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a gerontology master's degree from K -State, 100% 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 Kansas State University with a master's in gerontology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

K -State also has a doctoral program available in gerontology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Dispute Resolution
• Sustainability Science
• Interdisciplinary Studies
• International Studies

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 KS, the home state for Kansas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Medical Scientists	560	$81,190
Social Scientists	200	$83,440

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Kzollman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.