2023 Best Gerontology Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
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.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Gerontology Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Gerontology Master's Degree Colleges.
Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Gerontology
Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Greensboro to be the best school for gerontology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Nova Southeastern University is a great place for gerontology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Georgia State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best gerontology schools in the Southeast Region . Georgia State is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree gerontology programs. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tampa.
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Explore the best gerontology schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 45 |
| Virginia | 5 |
| North Carolina | 52 |
| Florida | 40 |
| Tennessee | 5 |
| Kentucky | 8 |
| South Carolina | 3 |
| Louisiana | 8 |
| Arkansas | 0 |
| Alabama | 0 |
| Mississippi | 2 |
| West Virginia | 0 |
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Gerontology Related Rankings by Major
One of 44 majors within the area of study, gerontology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 6 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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