2023 Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Gerontology Graduate Certificate School for You
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 87 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Gerontology program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for gerontology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 15% Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences to be the most popular school for gerontology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. UPR Medical Sciences is a small public school located in the large city of San Juan.
Women make up 86% of the gerontology majors at the school.
Full Gerontology at University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Forest Grove.
Of the 18 students majoring in gerontology at Pacific, 22% are male and 78% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
About 67% of the students majoring in gerontology at the school are women while 33% are male.
Out of the 87 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 12 students majoring in gerontology at Pitt, 33% are male and 67% are female.
Full Gerontology at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report
Out of the 87 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale.
Women make up 78% of the gerontology majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 89% of the gerontology majors at the school.
Read full report on Gerontology at University of Nebraska at Omaha
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a great place for gerontology students working on their graduate certificate. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.
Women make up 67% of the gerontology majors at the school.
With a ranking of #8, Wayne State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for gerontology students working on their graduate certificate. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large city of Detroit.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for gerontology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a very large student population.
Read full report on Gerontology at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
With a ranking of #8, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for gerontology students working on their graduate certificate. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Of the 7 students majoring in gerontology at Columbia, 14% are male and 86% are female.
Read full report on Gerontology at Columbia University in the City of New York
With a ranking of #11, Saint Louis University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for gerontology students working on their graduate certificate. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.
With a ranking of #11, University of Kentucky did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for gerontology students working on their graduate certificate. UK is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.
University of Iowa landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate gerontology programs. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.
About 83% of the students majoring in gerontology at the school are women while 17% are male.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Gerontology students that almost earned our Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 14 | Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti, MI |
| 14 | University of Georgia | Athens, GA |
| 14 | Yeshiva University | New York, NY |
| 14 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte, NC |
Gerontology by Region
View the Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.
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Gerontology Related Majors
Gerontology is one of 36 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Gerontology
| 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 29 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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