Gerontology at Concordia University, Chicago

Every gerontology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the gerontology program at Concordia University, Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

Concordia University, Chicago is located in River Forest, Illinois and approximately 6,491 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received their master's degree in gerontology.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Gerontology section at the bottom of this page.

Concordia University, Chicago Gerontology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Gerontology
• Doctorate Degree in Gerontology

Online Classes Are Available at Concordia University, Chicago

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Concordia University, Chicago offers distance education options for gerontology at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Concordia University, Chicago Gerontology Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in gerontology, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Gerontology Student Demographics at Concordia University, Chicago

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the gerontology majors at Concordia University, Chicago.

Concordia University, Chicago Gerontology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a master's degree in gerontology from Concordia University, Chicago. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the gerontology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Concordia University, Chicago with a master's in gerontology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

Careers That Gerontology Grads May Go Into

A degree in gerontology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Concordia University, Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Medical Scientists	3,510	$87,660
Social Scientists	650	$78,140

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jeangagnon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.