Gerontology at University of Northern Iowa

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

UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and has a total student population of 9,507. In 2021, 11 gerontology majors received their bachelor's degree from UNI.

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

UNI Gerontology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Gerontology

UNI Gerontology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the gerontology progam at UNI compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UNI 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
	1
Best Value Gerontology Schools	2

Earnings of UNI Gerontology Graduates

The median salary of gerontology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNI is $56,361. This is 69% higher than $33,387, which is the national average for all gerontology bachelor's degree recipients.

Gerontology Student Demographics at UNI

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

UNI Gerontology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 gerontology majors earned their bachelor's degree from UNI. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in gerontology at UNI 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 University of Northern Iowa with a bachelor's in gerontology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• International Studies
• Biological & Physical Science
• Data Analytics

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 IA, the home state for University of Northern Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Medical Scientists	870	$67,730

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 Feddacheenee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.