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Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

2023 Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best Gerontology Graduate Certificate School for You

Gerontology is the #180 most popular major in North Carolina with 52 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in North Carolina 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Charlotte the most popular school in North Carolina for gerontology students working on their graduate certificate. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

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#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular gerontology schools in North Carolina. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in gerontology at ECU, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great place for gerontology students working on their graduate certificate. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

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Out of the 5 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Gerontology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Gerontology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 45
Virginia 5
Florida 40
Tennessee 5
Kentucky 8
South Carolina 3
Louisiana 8
Arkansas 0
Alabama 0
Mississippi 2
West Virginia 0

One of 44 majors within the area of study, gerontology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 5 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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