2023 Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
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.
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.
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 Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
2023 Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for gerontology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Nova Southeastern University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for gerontology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 78% of the students majoring in gerontology at the school are women while 22% are male.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 5 students majoring in gerontology at UGA, 40% are male and 60% are female.
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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 Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 75% of the gerontology majors at the school.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the # 5 spot on the list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.
Of the 4 students majoring in gerontology at UT Knoxville, 25% are male and 75% are female.
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University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 67% of the gerontology majors at the school.
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George Mason University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for gerontology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Virginia Tech ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 50% of the gerontology majors at the school.
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate gerontology programs. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.
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Request InformationBest Gerontology Colleges by State
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 |
Majors Related to Gerontology
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 21 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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