Gerontology at University of Nebraska at Omaha

What traits are you looking for in a gerontology school? To help you decide if University of Nebraska at Omaha is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's gerontology program.

UNOMAHA is located in Omaha, Nebraska and approximately 15,892 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 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.

UNOMAHA Gerontology Degrees Available

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

UNOMAHA 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 UNOMAHA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the gerontology majors at University of Nebraska at Omaha.

UNOMAHA Gerontology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a master's degree in gerontology from UNOMAHA. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in gerontology each year. UNOMAHA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a gerontology master's degree from UNOMAHA, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Nebraska at Omaha with a master's in gerontology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Medical Scientists	620	$83,110

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 Beatmastermatt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.