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2023 Best Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Gerontology Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, gerontology was ranked #162 in the country. In fact 655 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Gerontology Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Gerontology

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Bloomington the best school in the Great Lakes Region for gerontology students working on their graduate certificate. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Western Michigan University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best gerontology schools in the Great Lakes Region . WMU is a large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best gerontology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Toledo is a great place for gerontology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public college with a large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great place for gerontology students working on their graduate certificate. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

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Eastern Michigan University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate gerontology programs. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

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Wright State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a large public school located in the large suburb of Dayton.

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Best Gerontology Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 15
Illinois 31
Ohio 24
Indiana 16
Wisconsin 7

Gerontology is one of 36 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2,491
Sustainability Science 1,547
Nutrition Science 1,496
Behavioral Science 1,358
Computational Science 1,063

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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