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2023 Most Popular Gerontology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

6 Colleges
$34,347 Avg Salary
$28,579 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Gerontology Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, gerontology was ranked #243 in the country. In fact 1,234 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Gerontology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Gerontology program at each school on the list.

Check out the gerontology bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our analysis found Bowling Green State University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for gerontology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.

Full Gerontology at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Report

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Miami University - Oxford helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular gerontology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in gerontology at the school are women while 67% are male.

The average amount in student loans that gerontology majors at Miami University - Oxford take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $19,494.

Read full report on Gerontology at Miami University - Oxford

#3

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Madonna University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Gerontology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Gerontology at Madonna University

#4

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Youngstown State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular gerontology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in gerontology at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Gerontology at Youngstown State University Report

#4

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Xavier University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Gerontology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, SXU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Case Western Reserve University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree gerontology programs. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

Read full report on Gerontology at Case Western Reserve University

Best Gerontology Colleges by State

Explore the best gerontology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 18
Ohio 45
Illinois 33
Indiana 16
Wisconsin 19

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

Majors Similar 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 6 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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