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Gerontology at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

If you plan to study gerontology, take a look at what University of North Carolina at Wilmington has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and approximately 17,915 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 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.

UNCW Gerontology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Gerontology

UNCW Gerontology Rankings

Gerontology Student Demographics at UNCW

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

UNCW Gerontology Master’s Program

83% Women
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 gerontology majors earned their master's degree from UNCW. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women.

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Of the students who received a gerontology master's degree from UNCW, 100% 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 North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's in gerontology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Wilmington.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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