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2023 Best Gerontology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

10 Colleges
$28,599 Avg Salary
$21,667 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Gerontology 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.

The Best Gerontology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Gerontology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for gerontology majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Gerontology Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Miami University - Oxford the best school in the Great Lakes Region for gerontology students. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Bloomington is a great place for gerontology students. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Michigan University is a great place for gerontology students. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

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#4

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

The excellent programs at Eastern Illinois University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best gerontology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the distant town of Charleston, EIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Gerontology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best gerontology programs. Located in the large city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for gerontology students. BGSU is a large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.

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With a ranking of #8, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on this year’s best schools for gerontology students. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

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Eastern Michigan University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Gerontology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

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Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for gerontology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a large public school located in the suburb of Dayton.

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Best Gerontology Colleges by State

Explore the best gerontology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

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 10 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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