2023 Best Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Gerontology Graduate Certificate School for You
Gerontology is the #243 most popular major in the country with 1,234 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Gerontology Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the best school in the United States for gerontology students working on their graduate certificate. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Kansas State University is a great place for gerontology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a very large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best gerontology schools in the United States. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.
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George Mason University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.
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With a ranking of #7, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s best schools for gerontology students working on their graduate certificate. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.
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University of Utah came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.
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University of North Texas ranked #9 on this year’s Best Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools list. UNT is a very large public school located in the city of Denton.
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate gerontology programs. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Rankings in Majors Related to Gerontology
Gerontology is one of 44 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Gerontology
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 34,975 |
| Biological & Physical Science | 30,075 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 9,074 |
| International Studies | 7,368 |
| Nutrition Science | 5,330 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Photo by Chalmers Butterfield.
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