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2023 Most Popular Online Gerontology Schools

17 Colleges
$37,380 Avg Salary
$26,139 Avg Student Debt

Gerontology is the #162 most popular major in the country with 655 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Online Gerontology Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online gerontology programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

Our analysis found Pacific University to be the most popular school for gerontology students who want to pursue an online degree in the United States. Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Forest Grove.

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The excellent online programs at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best gerontology schools in the United States. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nova Southeastern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Gerontology Schools list. NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

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#4

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Out of the 17 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the # 4 spot on the list. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

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Out of the 17 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Maine

Orono, ME

With a ranking of #6, University of Maine did quite well on this year’s best schools for gerontology students. UMaine is a large public school located in the small suburb of Orono.

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Western Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for gerontology students. It came in at #6 on the list. WMU is a large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

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#8

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Gerontology Schools list. U of U is a very large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

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Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for gerontology students. It came in at #8 on the list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

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University of North Texas ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Gerontology Schools list. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

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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 17 schools only.

  • 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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