Gerontology at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Every gerontology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the gerontology program at University of North Carolina at Wilmington stacks up to those at other schools.

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and has a total student population of 17,915.

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

UNCW Gerontology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Gerontology

UNCW Gerontology Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Gerontology Student Demographics at UNCW

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

UNCW Gerontology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of gerontology master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 15% men graduate in gerontology each year. UNCW does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a gerontology master's degree from UNCW, 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 University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's in gerontology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution
• Other Multi/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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Medical Scientists	4,500	$98,740
Social Scientists	1,130	$73,420

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.