Gerontology at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

If you are interested in studying gerontology, you may want to check out the program at University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and has a total student population of 19,764.

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

UNC Greensboro Gerontology Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Gerontology

UNC Greensboro Gerontology Rankings

Gerontology Student Demographics at UNC Greensboro

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the gerontology majors at University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

UNC Greensboro Gerontology Master’s Program

89% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of gerontology master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Of the students who received a gerontology master's degree from UNC Greensboro, 58% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the gerontology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Gerontology

The following gerontology concentations are available at University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Gerontology	17

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Medical Scientists	4,500	$98,740
Social Scientists	1,130	$73,420

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.

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