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Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Gerontology Graduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for gerontology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#1

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Wayne State University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for gerontology students working on their graduate certificate. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the city of Detroit.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Illinois State University is a great place for gerontology students working on their graduate certificate. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Michigan University is a great place for gerontology students working on their graduate certificate. WMU is a large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

Of the 3 students majoring in gerontology at WMU, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#4

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Toledo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Concordia University, Chicago came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

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Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate gerontology programs. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dayton.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

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With a ranking of #8, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for gerontology students working on their graduate certificate. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

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Best Gerontology Colleges by State

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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 18 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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