2023 Best Gerontology Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Gerontology Master's Degree 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.
The Best Gerontology Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 22 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for gerontology majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Gerontology Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the best school in the United States for gerontology students working on their master’s degree. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools list. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Miami University - Oxford. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a very large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a large student population.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Utah did quite well on this year’s best schools for gerontology students working on their master’s degree. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.
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With a ranking of #7, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for gerontology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a large student population.
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Eastern Illinois University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree gerontology programs. Located in the distant town of Charleston, EIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Webster University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree gerontology programs. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized 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 22 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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