2023 Most Popular Gerontology Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Gerontology 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 Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in the Southeast Region to see which 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.
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2023 Most Popular Gerontology Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for gerontology majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Most Popular Gerontology Schools
Our analysis found Brenau University to be the most popular school for gerontology students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Gainesville, Brenau is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out of the 38 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Gerontology Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.
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The excellent programs at Bethune - Cookman University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best gerontology schools in the Southeast Region . Bethune - Cookman University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Daytona Beach.
The average amount in student loans that gerontology majors at Bethune - Cookman University take out is $31,000.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Gerontology Schools in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tampa.
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Nova Southeastern University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Gerontology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for gerontology students. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular gerontology programs. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.
University of Kentucky came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Gerontology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.
University of Louisiana at Monroe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for gerontology students. It came in at #10 on the list. ULM is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Monroe.
Best Gerontology Colleges by State
Explore the best gerontology colleges 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 38 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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