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2023 Most Popular Online Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Our analysis found Nova Southeastern University to be the most popular school for gerontology students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

Women make up 78% of the gerontology majors at the school.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best gerontology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in gerontology at the school are women while 25% are male.

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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a large student population.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Appalachian State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best gerontology schools in the Southeast Region . Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Georgia is a great place for gerontology students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the town of Dahlonega, UNG is a public school with a large student population.

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Explore the most popular online gerontology schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 5
Florida 19
Georgia 45
North Carolina 45
Tennessee 5
Kentucky 8
Louisiana 8
Alabama 0
South Carolina 3
Mississippi 0
Arkansas 0

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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 5 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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