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2023 Most Popular Gerontology Schools in Wisconsin

4 Colleges
$12,639 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Gerontology School for You

With 19 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, gerontology is the #202 most popular major in Wisconsin.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Gerontology Schools in Wisconsin ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College to be the most popular school for gerontology students who want to pursue a degree in Wisconsin. WITC is a small public school located in the rural area of Shell Lake.

The average amount in student loans that gerontology majors at WITC take out is $12,639.

Read full report on Gerontology at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a great place for gerontology students. UWM is a very large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Gerontology Schools in Wisconsin list. NWTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Green Bay.

Full Gerontology at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Report

The excellent programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best gerontology schools in Wisconsin. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

Read full report on Gerontology at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Best Gerontology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Gerontology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 18
Ohio 45
Illinois 33
Indiana 16

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 4 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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