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2023 Most Popular Gerontology Schools in New York

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Finding the Best Gerontology School for You

With 17 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, gerontology is the #202 most popular major in New York.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Gerontology Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in New York to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Gerontology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Gerontology Colleges.

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for gerontology students who want to pursue a degree in New York. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#2

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

The excellent programs at Yeshiva University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best gerontology schools in New York. Yeshiva is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#3

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means LIU Post is a great place for gerontology students. Located in the suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#4

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY

The excellent programs at The College at Brockport helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best gerontology schools in New York. SUNY Brockport is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Brockport.

Full Gerontology at The College at Brockport Report

#5

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

The excellent programs at Brooklyn College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best gerontology schools in New York. Brooklyn College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Brooklyn.

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#5

SUNY Oswego

Oswego, NY

Out of the 7 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Oswego landed the # 5 spot on the list. SUNY Oswego is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Oswego.

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#5

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Hofstra University is a great place for gerontology students. Hofstra is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hempstead.

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Best Gerontology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Gerontology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 21
Maryland 12
New Jersey 0
District of Columbia 7

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

Majors Similar 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 7 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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