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2023 Most Popular Online Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools

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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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for gerontology majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

Our analysis found Pacific University to be the most popular school for gerontology students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Forest Grove.

Of the 18 students majoring in gerontology at Pacific, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in gerontology at Pitt, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#3

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nova Southeastern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools list. NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

Women make up 78% of the gerontology majors at the school.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best gerontology schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a very large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in gerontology at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#5

University of Maine

Orono, ME

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Maine is a great place for gerontology students working on their online graduate certificate. UMaine is a large public school located in the small suburb of Orono.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Western Michigan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best gerontology schools in the United States. WMU is a large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

Women make up 67% of the gerontology majors at the school.

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#7

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Concordia University, Chicago ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a large student population.

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#8

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

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New England
Rocky Mountains
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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Gerontology is one of 44 different types of programs to choose from.

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 17 schools only.

  • 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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