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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 87 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Gerontology program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences the most popular school in the United States for gerontology students working on their graduate certificate. UPR Medical Sciences is a small public school located in the city of San Juan.

Women make up 86% of the gerontology majors at the school.

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#2

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Pacific University is a great place for gerontology students working on their graduate certificate. Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the 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 Southern California. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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

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Out of the 87 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college 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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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular gerontology schools in the United States. WCUPA is a large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 89% of the gerontology majors at the school.

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#5

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nova Southeastern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools list. NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

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

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#8

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate gerontology programs. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

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Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 7 students majoring in gerontology at Columbia, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#11

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

About 83% of the students majoring in gerontology at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#11

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate gerontology programs. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

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#11

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools list. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Gerontology students that almost earned our Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
14 Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI
14 University of Georgia Athens, GA
14 Yeshiva University New York, NY
14 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC

Gerontology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
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 29 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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