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2023 Most Popular Gerontology Schools in Virginia

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Finding the Best Gerontology School for You

With 5 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, gerontology is the #180 most popular major in Virginia.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Virginia to see which ones were the most popular programs 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.

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our 2023 rankings named George Mason University the most popular school in Virginia for gerontology students. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Gerontology at George Mason University Report

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Gerontology Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Gerontology at Virginia Tech

Best Gerontology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

One of 36 majors within the area of study, gerontology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 2 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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